| 0282 ~ Caloptilia elongella | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widely distributed and common throughout the British Isles. Montgomeryshire Status Few records. Wingspan : M & F, 14-16mm. Confusion species C. betulicola, C. rufipennella and C. hemodactylella. |
Flight
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(Bivoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Alder. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on upperside of leaf. Larva first mines an irregular gallery which develops into a blotch, finally leaves the blotch, rolls the leaf longitudinally and feeds within. Pupates in a cocoon spun under the leaf. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MDH, Sept 2011, Montgomeryshire |
 Photo by MDH, Sept 2011, Montgomeryshire |
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