| 49.253 ~ 1143 ~ Epinotia fraternana ~ Silver-barred Bell | ||
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UK Status Resident. Found throughout the British Isles as far north as Sutherland but very local and uncommon. Montgomeryshire Status Just a single old record coming from the west of the county at Ceinws in 1980. Wingspan : M & F, 10-13mm. Confusion species E. tedella. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever foodplant is found. Foodplant Silver fir. Lifestage data Leaf miner/spinning. Eggs laid singly on leaves. Larva first mines leaves, then constructs a neat spinning around leaves, but continues to mine the leaves within. Pupates spun up in a silken cocoon in leaf litter. |
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