Common resident, less restricted to ancient deciduous woodland than the very similar C. alchimiella.

Quercus spp., with larva feeding from May to July and September/October in the same manner as C. alchimiella.

Attracted to light.

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

	Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 62 (44%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1976. Last Recorded in 2024. (Data up to end 2024) Additional Stats

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