UK Status
Resident and occasional migrant. Local N,WC.
Montgomeryshire
Status
A scarce species last recorded in 2007 at Forgan, Lake Vyrnwy.
Wingspan : M & F, 44-52mm.
Confusion
species
Sword-grass.
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Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Moorland, open woodland and upland scrub.
Foodplant
Heather, bilberry, cowberry, bog myrtle, birch, bearberry, willows.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as an egg. Larva late April-July. Pupates under the soil. |

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