B&F: 0426

ABH: 16.003

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Local

Primary Habitat:  Gardens, Woodland, Hedgerows

Wingspan:  16-22mm

Flight Period:  July - August

Observations: Larvae mine the leaves of Apple, then feed gregariously in a silk web. Adults are almost impossible to differentiate from congeners, and genitalia dissections are also not diagnostic. Best recorded in the larval stage.

Confusion Species:  Other Yponomeuta species

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1999, Boyd