UK Status
Resident. Widespread and fairly common throughout the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded once from New Mills in the eastern side of the county in 1998.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 13-15mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Willow spp.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva forms a spinning amongst the
leaves and occasionally the female catkins and feeds within. Pupates in
a cocoon in larval feeding place or in soil. |
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