B&F: 0423

ABH: 20.024

Status:  Unknown

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  11-14mm

Flight Period:  August - September

Observations: Only a single historic record existed for this species until 2020. Larvae mine the shoots of Beech. It is quite widely distributed throughout the UK and thus may be overlooked locally (although I note that there are only a few records in neighbouring Bedfordshire). Adults fly by day and may be beaten from the branches of Beech.

Confusion Species:  A. albistria

L.O.N.:  Weekley Hall Wood, local, 26.ix.1908

First Record:  1908, Wallis.