UK Status
Resident. Widespread in Britain except for southern
Scotland where it seems to be absent.
Montgomeryshire Status
First recorded in 2011 in the west of the county at Cors Dyfi Nature
Reserve.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 14-19mm.
Confusion species
Anacampsis blattariella.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine.)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Poplar, aspen & willows.
Lifestage data
Leaf roller. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva forms a rolled leaf in which
it lives and feeds. Pupates in the rolled leaf, pupa pale brown. |

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