| 4.094 ~ 0028 ~ Ectoedemia angulifasciella ~ Bent-barred Pigmy | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widespread and locally common throughout Britain. Montgomeryshire Status Just a single leaf-mine record found in 1980 from the west of the county. Wingspan : M & F, 5-6mm. Confusion species Many species of Ectoedemia are similar. A good way of separating them is to examine the type of leaf-mine in the foodplant. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant grows. Foodplant Rose species and salad burnet. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on underside of leaf. Larva forms a gallery which widens into a blotch. Pupa spun in the leaf litter. (Mines of some species are similar, care is required with identification). |
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