UK Status
Resident. Widespread but local throughout much of the British Isles, but most common in the south and east.
Montgomeryshire Status
Fairly common across the county.
Wingspan
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M & F, 20-26mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Heathy woodland and boggy ground.
Foodplant
Various grasses.
Lifestage data
Grass moth. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva lives in, and feeds from, a
small vertical tube amongst dense tufts of the foodplant. Pupates in a
white silken cocoon covered with grass particles in leaf sheath. |

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