UK Status
Resident. Nat. Scarce B S, C, N.
Montgomeryshire
Status
A 'Nationally Scarce B' species. Very rare with
only two county records, the last time being from the north of the
county at Coed Fedw-ddu in 2005.
Wingspan : M & F, 14-16mm.
Confusion
species
Lead-coloured Pug. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Marshy ground and other wet places.
Foodplant
The flowers and seed capsules of field mouse-ear.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa in in the plant debris. Larva June-July. |
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