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Local in waste ground, woodland clearings, heaths and roadside verges throughout much of Britain, but not in southern Wales. In Hampshire very local, perhaps overlooked. Recorded for the first time on the Isle of Wight in 2011, at five widely separated locations. Wingspan 14-18 mm. Larva feeds on Rosebay Willowherb and Broad-leaved Willowherb, living between leaves spun together with silk.
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Detail records |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 06-Jul-1974 | one | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 01-Jul-1975 | one | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
| West Wood, Farley Mount (SU42) | 12-Jun-1976 | one | Appleton, D | Adult |
| Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62) | 02-May-1981 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Teg Down, Winchester (SU42) | 02-May-1982 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 1986 | - | Sterling, DH | - |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 26-May-1986 | one | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Broughton Down (SU23) | 30-Apr-1993 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH | Larval |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 1999 | - | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 1999 | - | Elliott, Brian | Adult |
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| VC12 North Hampshire |
| Itchen Abbas (SU53) | 1950 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
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