UK Status
Resident. Fairly common and widespread throughout
much of the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
This species was first recorded in 2013 at Middletown in the east of
the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F 14-19mm.
Confusion species
Zeiraphera diniana.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Oak woodland.
Foodplant
Oak.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on a foodplant. Larva lives between spun leaves or
a folded leaf. Pupates in larval habitation or in a crevice of the bark
of the tree. |
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