| 0420 ~ Argyresthia pruniella ~ Cherry Fruit Moth | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widespread and common throughout the British Isles. Montgomeryshire Status Recorded from a few scattered sites across the county, very likely to be more common than the records suggest. Wingspan : M & F, 10-12mm. Confusion species A. bonnetella. |
Flight
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(Univoltine)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Cherry. Lifestage data Shoot miner. Eggs laid singly under a bud scale. Larva first mines a flowering shoot, then bores into the shoot or developing fruit. Pupates in a double cocoon (one within the other) on the ground. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MDH, 26th June 2009, Llanfyllin |
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