UK Status
Resident. Found throughout much of England and
Wales, becoming
more local and less common in northern England and southern Scotland.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a single site in the west of the county at Commins Coch.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 12-14mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine+)
Habitat
Hedgerows, shingle & gardens.
Foodplant
Bittersweet.
Lifestage data
General mining species. Eggs, oviposition site undescribed. Larva mines
from midrib of leaf and forms blotch, berries and stems are also mined,
also known to form a web and feed amongst leaves. Pupates outside
larval mine. |

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