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Ypsolopha sylvella  
         
 

B&F: 0459

ABH: 17.009

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Scarce

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  18-20mm

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. alpella

L.O.N.:  Geddington Chase, 30 August - 5 September 1908

First Record:  1908, Wallis.