Life cycle
Larvae: May-October on upper side of leaf under a loose web. Adults: June-August, September-May.
Larval foodplants
Apple species, hawthorn species, whitebeam species, Wild Plum, Dwarf Cherry. Occasionally Cotoneaster species. Adults: June-August, September-May.
History
First record for Dumfries and Galloway was leaf damage recorded between Airds Point and New Abbey Pow, Kirkcudbrightshire, on 10 October 2022.