UK Status
Resident. Widespread in England and Wales, also
found in Glasgow and Wigtownshire in Scotland, can be common.
Montgomeryshire Status
Rarely recorded and only from the west of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 12-15mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Mainly urban areas.
Foodplant
Mosses.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs, oviposition site undescribed. Larva lives in a silken
gallery where it feeds, in later instars it feeds outside gallery.
Pupates in open network cocoon in larval feeding place. |
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