UKMoths Lampronia pubicornis - Distribution map
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9.007 BF139
Lampronia pubicornis
(Haworth, 1828)
Wingspan c. 12-14mm.
A rather localised and uncommon species, recorded from a few localities in Northern England, Scotland and Ireland, on sandy/rocky limestone habitats where the foodplant occurs.
The larvae feed on the shoots of burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia), distorting the growth.
Adult moths fly in May and June.
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