UK Status
Resident. Local
Montgomeryshire
Status
Resident. A rare and local species that seems to be clinging on. Last
recorded in 2009 at Middletown in the east of the county.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 20-26mm.
Confusion
species
None.
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Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Grassland.
Foodplant
The ripening seeds of yellow rattle.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa underground. Larva mid June- August lives
inside seed capsules. |

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