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Local in woodland and plantations throughout the British Isles, although not recorded from northern Scotland, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney or Shetland (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight numerous records in the south of the county and a few for the north, but only one from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 9-13 mm. Very similar to A. glabratella, from which perhaps best separated by the paler grey forewing A. glabratella, but females can be separated by dissection of the genitalia. Larva mines shoots of European Larch, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.
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Detail records |
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| VC8 Wiltshire (Hants county) |
| West Park (SU11) | 17-Jun-2002 | one | Green, DG | Adult |
| West Park (SU11) | 16-Jul-2002 | one | Green, DG | Adult |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 15-May-1983 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, PH | Larval feeding signs |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Hut Wood (SU41) | 1900 | - | Corder | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 09-Jun-1936 | - | Fassnidge, W | Adult |
| Farley Mount (SU42) | 26-Jun-1937 | - | Fassnidge, W | Adult |
| Parkhill Inclosure (SU30) | 1960 | - | Agassiz, DJL | Adult |
| Lyndhurst (SU30) | 1960 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| Ampfield (SU32) | 1960 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| Southampton (SU41) | 1960 | - | Agassiz, DJL | Adult |
| Upham (SU52) | 1975 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| Braishfield (SU32) | 1975 | - | Langmaid, JR | - |
| Catisfield (SU50) | 03-Jul-1975 | one | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 14-Apr-1979 | - | Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Sparsholt (SU43) | 27-Apr-1979 | - | Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Southwick (SU60) | 26-Apr-1980 | - | Langmaid, JR | Larval |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 11-May-1980 | - | Langmaid, JR | Larval |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 19-Jun-1981 | one | Langmaid, JR | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 08-Jun-1982 | - | Sterling, DH | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 23-Apr-1984 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH, PH & MJ | Larval |
| Hayling Island (SZ79) | 01-Jun-1986 | one | Walters, J | Adult |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 18-Apr-1987 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH; Sterling, PH | Pupal |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 05-Jul-1987 | one | Langmaid, JR | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 01-Jul-1995 | one | Langmaid, JR | Adult |
| Southwick (SU60) | 14-May-2003 | one | Langmaid, JR; Thirlwell, IR | Larval feeding signs |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 23-May-2008 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Busketts Wood, Ashurst (SU31) | 31-May-2008 | three | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 31-May-2009 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 03-Jun-2009 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 16-Jul-2010 | one | Walker, TH | Adult |
| Winchester (SU42) | 23-Jul-2010 | one | Walker, TH | Adult |
| Sandy Point LNR (SZ79) | 01-Jun-2011 | one | Johnson, A | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 19-Jun-2013 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 20-Jun-2013 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 19-Jul-2013 | one | Godfrey, K | Adult |
| Gosport (SU60) | 25-Jul-2017 | one | Ilsley, K | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 13-Jul-2019 | one | Langmaid, JR | Adult |
| Stoney Moor, NF (SZ29) | 15-Jul-2019 | - | Lewis, C | Adult |
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| VC12 North Hampshire |
| Alice Holt (SU84) | 1960 | - | Winter, TG | Adult |
| Leckford (SU33) | 1960 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| Chilbolton (SU34) | 1960 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 05-Jun-2010 | one | Wall, MJ | Adult |
| Morgaston Wood (SU65) | 06-May-2011 | one | Wall, MJ | Adult |
| Chawton Park Wood, Medstead (SU63) | 29-May-2011 | one | Denton, JS | Adult |
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