UK Status
Resident. Local S,C,NE.
Montgomeryshire
Status
A rare species that has only been recorded at Llanymynech Rocks in recent times.
Wingspan : M & F, 21-24mm.
Confusion
species
None. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Mainly on chalk and limestone.
Foodplant
The ripening seed capsules of bladder campion and sea campion.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa in a loose soil, sometimes over a second winter. Larva mid June-late July. |
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