UK Status
Resident. Common
Montgomeryshire
Status
Fairly common. A well distributed species, but apart from moorland sites where it's more common, always found in low, single numbers.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 17-20mm.
Confusion
species
None. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Moorland, heathland and occasionally gardens.
Foodplant
Flowers of heather.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon in loose soil. Larva mid June-late
September. |
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