UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout Britain, except the parts of Scotland where it tends to be more local.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a single site in the north of the county at Llanfyllin.
Wingspan
:
M & F,17-20mm.
Confusion species
Fairly distinctive.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Hemlock.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on a leaf. Larva rolls a leaf into a tube from
which it feeds, sometimes it later feeds on flowers and fruits. Pupates
in detritus or the soil. |
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