| 4.082 ~ 0025 ~ Ectoedemia intimella ~ Black-spot Sallow Pigmy | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widespread and locally common in Britain as far north as the Lake District. Montgomeryshire Status First recorded in 2013, in the east of the county at Roundton Hill nature reserve. This was only the fifth record for north Wales. Wingspan : M & F 5-6mm. Confusion species Many species of Stigmella and Ectoedemia are very similar. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Sallow. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on upperside of leaf midrib. Larva first mines the midrib then the leaf forming a blotch. Pupates in a light reddish-brown cocoon. |
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