UK Status
Resident. Fairly common and widely distributed
throughout the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
Discovered in the east of the county at Middletown in 2011 and since than at two further sites in the south of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 10-14mm.
Confusion species
A fairly distinctive species.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Woodland, and wet or boggy places.
Foodplant
Various sallow species.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives and feeds within flatly
spun leaves. Pupa yellowish-brown spun up in leaf litter. |
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