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1020f1 ~ Cnephasia stephensiana f. octomaculana ~ Grey Tortrix
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.




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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