UK Status
Resident. Widely distributed throughout Britain, more common in the south.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded once in the east of the county at Llanymynech Hill in 1930.
Wingspan
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M & F, 18-25mm.
Confusion species
M. tridactyla.
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Flight
time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Downland, dunes and light woods.
Foodplant
Wild thyme.
Lifestage data
Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feed openly on leaves. Pupates on the host plant. |

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