UK Status
Resident. A common and widespread species found
throughout Britain.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2012 at Middletown in the east of the county. This
was only the seventh record for north Wales.
Wingspan
:
M & F 10-14mm.
Confusion species
Other species of Scrobipalpa.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Rough meadows, parkland, wasteland, fens and downland.
Foodplant
Thistles.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feeds in the lower leaves
making a brownish branched mine which can sometimes form into a blotch.
Pupates in the leaf litter on the ground. |
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