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1055 ~ Acleris hyemana 
UK Status

Resident. Locally common throughout the British Isles.

Montgomeryshire Status

Found at two sites in the west of the county at Commins Coch.

Wingspan :   M & F, 12-19mm.

Confusion species


None.




Flight time & Voltinity (Univoltine)


Habitat

Heathland and moorland.

Foodplant

Heather and heath.

Lifestage data

Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives in a slight web at the shoot tips and feeds within. Pupates in a earthen cocoon spun up in moss or in a cocoon in larval habitation.
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