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2492 ~ Small Fan-foot ~ Herminia grisealis
UK Status

Resident. Common

Montgomeryshire Status

A common species, found throughout the county.

Wingspan :  M & F, 24-28mm.

Confusion species

Fan-foot.


Flight time (Montgomeryshire)


Habitat

Broadleaf woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens.

Foodplant

Withered and healthy leaves of pedunculate oak, downy birch, hazel, bird cherry and hawthorn, also recorded on bramble and traveller's-joy.

Lifestage data

Overwinters as a pupa in the debris or in a crevice in the bark. Larva July-October.
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Montgomeryshire photos

Photo by PB, 23rd May 2010, Morben Isaf