UK Status
Resident. Local S,C(N).
Montgomeryshire
Status
A local and rare species. In recent times it has only been recorded at two sites in the west of the county.
Wingspan
: M & F, 20-26mm.
Confusion
species
Barred Carpet, Heath Rivulet. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Mainly on chalk downland, also found on open waste ground.
Foodplant
The ripening seeds of red bartsia and occasionally eyebright.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa underground, sometimes up to 5
years. Larva Aug-Oct living inside the seed capsules until too
large, then living on the plant. |
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