UK Status
Resident. A local but widespread species found south of a line
from the Wash to Breconshire, Staffordshire, North Wales, Southern
Yorkshire and north-west England.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2009 at Llanfyllin in the north of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 11-14mm.
Confusion species
Elachista albifrontella.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Found in woodlands and hedgerows.
Foodplant
Rotten or dead wood.
Lifestage data
Eggs probably laid on the dead wood. Larval lifestyle, undescribed .
Pupates probably in dead wood, close to feeding place. |
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