UK Status
Resident. Widespread and locally common throughout
England and Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2012 at Llanfyllin in the north of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F 10-14.5mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Open woodland.
Foodplant
Greater stitchwort.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva forms gallery mines, later it
feeds on the buds and between spun terminal shoots. Pupates in the leaf
litter on the ground. |
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