UK Status
Resident. Widely distributed mainly in southern and
eastern England.
Montgomeryshire Status
This species was first recorded in 2013 at Middletown in the east of
the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F 11-14mm.
Confusion species
Syncopacma cinctella, Syncopacma taeniolella.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Damp places and rough ground.
Foodplant
Greater bird's-foot-trefoil and common bird's-foot-trefoil.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on a foodplant. Larva feeds between spun leaves.
Pupates in a silken cocoon. |
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