UK Status
Resident and suspected migrant. Local
SW,WC,N
Montgomeryshire
Status
Rarely recorded. When found at Llandinam Gravels in 2011 it was the
first county sighting for 34 years. Then 3 days later,
another was trapped at Commins Coch.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 32-40mm.
Confusion
species
None.
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Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Moorland.
Foodplant
Bog myrtle, meadowsweet, creeping willow, bilberry and heather.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa underground. Larva June-August, feeds mostly at
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