994 Clepsis consimilana, (Hübner, 1817)
National Status :
Common
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 3)
Distribution and abundance :
Widespread and common
Habitats :
Gardens, fens, woodland, hedgerows, and heathland
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; June to early August, partial second brood in September to early October
Larval foodplants :
On the leaves (preferably dead and withering) of privets (Ligustrum), and less frequently Lilac (Syringa), Ivy (Hedera), Honeysuckle (Lonicera), knotgrasses (Polygonum), apples (Malus), Hornbeam (Carpinus), hawthorns (Crataegus), Cotoneaster horizontalis and other plants
Morley's Final Catalogue :
Occurs with, and is not scarcer than Pandemis heparana, everywhere from Bentley Woods to Gorleston palings; Monks Soham.
Wingspan details :
Wingspan male 13-17mm, female 15-19mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Eye, Suffolk (29.vi.2007) © Paul Kitchener
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