UK Status
Resident. Local
Montgomeryshire
Status
A scarce and local species recorded on only a handful of occasions - most recently in the east of the county.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 29-32mm.
Confusion
species
Early Tooth-striped.
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Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Mainly broadleaf woodland.
Foodplant
Aspen and black poplar, occasionally other species of poplar.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon underground. Larva late June-July. |

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