ABH: 49.248

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Woodland

Wingspan:  12-16mm

Flight Period:  July - October

Observations:  Larvae feed within the catkins of Hazel and Alder, later inside leaf buds

Confusion Species:  Worn exampes: Lathronympha strigana

L.O.N.:  In most localities. Common

First Record:  1907, Wallis