| UK Status 
 Resident. Common
 
 Montgomeryshire
Status
 
 A rather uncommon species, but it is found throughout the county in scattered sites.
 
 Wingspan :  M & F, 38-43mm.
 
 Confusion
species
 
 None.
 | Flight
time (Montgomeryshire) 
 Habitat
 
 Broadleaf woodland, heathland, moorland, carr, marshes, fens, scrub, and gardens.
 
 Foodplant
 
 Birch, alder and grey willow.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Overwinters as a pupa burrowing into rotten wood. Larva July-early October.
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