UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout the
British Isles as far north as Wester Ross.
Montgomeryshire Status
Fairly common on both the eastern and western extremes of the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 15-20mm.
Confusion species
A. comariana.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Mainly associated with woodland.
Foodplant
Rosaceae trees and shrubs, willow and vaccinium.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid at the base of a bud. Larva lives in spun leaves
and flowers and feeds within. Pupates in a folded leaf edge of the
foodplant or in larval habitation. |

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