UK Status
Resident. Throughout England and Wales and as far north as Perthshire in Scotland.
Montgomeryshire Status
Just two records from the east of the county, last seen in 2000.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 9-12mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Cuckoo flower and garlic mustard.
Lifestage data
Case-bearing. Eggs laid in foodplant seed-pod. Larva feed on these then
form a flat long portable case from leaf fragments covered with soil
particles from which it feeds on lower leaves. Pupa formed inside the
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