UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a single site in the north of the county at Llanfyllin.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 7-12mm.
Confusion species
A fairly distinctive species.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Woodland, hedgerows and farmland.
Foodplant
Dead leaves.
Lifestage data
Tube-forming. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva construct a tube from which
they feed, just below the leaf litter. Pupates in a white silken cocoon
in its feeding place. |
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