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1132 ~ Epinotia subocellana 
UK Status

Resident. Fairly common and widely distributed throughout the British Isles.

Montgomeryshire Status

Discovered in the east of the county at Middletown in 2011.

Wingspan :   M & F, 10-14mm.

Confusion species


A fairly distinctive species.




Flight time & Voltinity (Univoltine.)

Habitat

Woodland, and wet or boggy places.

Foodplant

Various sallow species.

Lifestage data

Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives and feeds within flatly spun leaves. Pupa yellowish-brown spun up in leaf litter.
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Montgomeryshire photos

Photo by DB, 6th May 2011, Middletown