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0641 ~ Batia lambdella 
UK Status

Resident. Found mainly in southern England and Wales and eastern Scotland.

Montgomeryshire Status

One old record from the west of the county at Melinbrhedyn in 1987.

Wingspan :   M & F, 13-18mm.

Confusion species


B. lunaris and B. internella.




Flight time & Voltinity (Univoltine)


Habitat

Wherever the foodplant is found.

Foodplant

Gorse.

Lifestage data

Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feeds under dead bark of twigs. Pupates in its feeding place.
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