UK Status
Resident. Widespread but local throughout Britain, as far north as Renfrewshire.
Montgomeryshire Status
Found at three widely separated sites in the north of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F,16-19mm.
Confusion species
A. subpropinquella.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Open grassy places.
Foodplant
Spear thistle and creeping thistle.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner/spinning. Eggs laid on a leaf. Larva first mines a leaf from
the underside, it later feeds in a web under the leaf, making whitish
blotches from above. Pupates in detritus or the soil. |
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