B&F: 0428

ABH: 16.005

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Scarce

Primary Habitat:  Wetland, Gardens

Wingspan:  20mm

Flight Period:  July - August

Observations: Larvae feed gregariously in a silk web on Willow. 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:  1988, Chesser