Status: Nb Notes:
Nationally scarce (Nb) in coniferous woodland and plantations throughout much of England. In Hampshire only recorded in numbers from Botley Wood, but likely to have been overlooked elsewhere. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 10-13 mm. Very similar to the extremely rare immigrant species B. parvulipunctella, which see. Larva mines needles of Scots Pine and Norway Spruce, subsequently living within a silken tube or tent.
