Morley's Final Catalogue: On salix and Lombardy-poplars only here. Rare round Bentley, Ipswich, Felixstow, Blaxhall, rarely at light and sitting on willow-leaves at Monks Soham in July, Orford, Aldeburgh, Leiston, Lowestoft; sitting commonly in Blundeston marshes and on Gorleston palings up to 16 September. Brandon and taken by the Bishop at Euston.

Recent Status: Local in Suffolk

Life Style: A single brooded late summer species that flies at night and comes to light. The larvae feed from a rolled leaf on Populus and Salix species. It pupates in the feeding location.

Identification: A relatively large Gelechiid species that holds its wings flat at rest. More Info It can only be reliably separated from A. blattariella by dissection of the genitalia. More Info

	Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 15 (26%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1991. Last Recorded in 2025. Additional Stats

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