UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common in southern England
and Wales becoming more local in the north and central Scotland.
Montgomeryshire Status
Found at just a few scattered sites.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 10-13mm.
Confusion species
M. ochraceella.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine)
Habitat
Wherever foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Willowherb spp.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on the leaf. Larva lives in spun shoots and feeds
within. Pupates in a whitish cocoon in the feeding place. |

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