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UK Status Resident. Widespread and locally common throughout the British Isles as far north as Ross and Cromarty, very local in the north. Montgomeryshire Status A single very old record coming from Llanymynech Hill in 1930. Wingspan : M & F, 9-12mm. Confusion species G. pallifrontana. |
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(Univoltine)  Habitat Moorland and heathland. Foodplant Gorse. Lifestage data Seed feeder. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives in the pods and feeds on the seeds. Pupates in larval habitation or amongst the needles of the foodplant. |
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