UK Status
Resident. Found from Cheshire and northwards to Aberdeenshire and north Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a few sites across the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 18-22mm.
Confusion species
C. interjectana.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Many habitats.
Foodplant
Various herbaceous plants.
Lifestage data
Leaf miner/spinning. Eggs laid on a leaf. Larva first mines a leaf then
feeds externally within a spinning. Pupates in larval habitation or
spun up in a leaf or flower. |

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