UK Status
Resident. Widespread but local in England south of
Yorkshire and Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from two sites in the west of the county at Commins Coch and
CAT (near Machynlleth).
Wingspan
:
M & F, 30-34mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Open marshy woodland.
Foodplant
Hemp agrimony, wood sage, woundwort and common ragwort.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva spins the margins of a leaf
downwards and lives within, feeding on leaves, flowers and seed-heads.
Pupates in a silken cocoon on foodplant. |

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