UK Status
Resident. Widespread and fairly common throughout most of the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a single site in the west of the county at Commins Coch in 2008.
Wingspan
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M & F, 12-15mm.
Confusion species
E. ambiguella.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Heathland and moorland.
Foodplant
Heather.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives and feeds in spun flowers and seeds. Pupates in larval habitation. |

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