UK Status
Resident. Found very locally in England as far north as Westmorland.
Montgomeryshire Status
Rare. A single record taken from Llanfyllin in the north of the county in 2009.
Wingspan
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M & F, 12-19mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Various fungi and occasionally rotten wood.
Lifestage data
Eggs are laid on larval food. Larva feeds on bracket fungi found on birch. |

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