ABH: 35.097

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Hedgerows

Wingspan:  12-16mm

Flight Period:  July - August

Observations:  Larvae feed within a silken spinning on Apple and occasionally Pear. Formerly recorded in old orchards. Apparently scarce in the UK. Adults do come to light.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  Near Kettering, 04.viii.1909

First Record:  1909, Wallis.