UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout the
British Isles as far north as Aberdeenshire.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded mainly from the north-east of the county, quite uncommon.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 10-11mm.
Confusion species
B. atra.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Hawthorn.
Lifestage data
Fruit miner. Eggs probably laid on young berries. Larva mines into the
fruit feeding within. Pupates in a double cocoon in rotten wood or the
soil. |
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