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Ypsolopha alpella  
         
 

B&F: 0458

ABH: 17.008

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  16mm

Flight Period:  August

Observations: Larvae feed on Oak. Only four records in VC32, although is relatively widespread throughout the southern half of the UK.

Confusion Species:  Y. sylvella

L.O.N.:  Weekley Hall Wood, August 1906

First Record:  1906, Wallis.