| UK Status 
 Resident. Generally quite common in Britain, more local in Scotland.
 
 Montgomeryshire Status
 
 First recorded in 2014 at Middletown in the east of the county. This is
only the 9th record for north Wales.
 
 Wingspan
:
  M & F 10-12mm.
 
 Confusion species
 
 None.
 
 | Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine) 
 Habitat
 
 Woodland Margins, parkland, hedgerows, orchards and scrub.
 
 Foodplant
 
 Hawthorn and occasionally dogwood, apples, pear, plum and cherry.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feeds in 'spun up' flowers and
on surface of fruit. Pupates under bark or dead wood.
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