| 63.019 ~ 1384 ~ Anania stachydalis ~ Woundwort Pearl | ||
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UK Status Resident & Migrant. Local and rare in the southern half of England and the southern half of Wales. Montgomeryshire Status Recorded from a single site at Commins Coch in the west of the county. This nationally scarce species turns up in very small numbers every year at the same site. Presumably there is a small breeding population there. The foodplant is present. An excellent record for the county. Wingspan : M & F, 23-25mm. Confusion species P. coronata. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)  Habitat Damp woodland rides and edges. Foodplant Woundwort. Lifestage data Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva rolls down the margins of a leaf binding them with silk. Pupates in a cocoon in a hollow dry stem. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by PRW, 11th July 2010, Commins Coch |
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