UK Status
Resident. Common
Montgomeryshire
Status
A common species, found throughout the county. Most authorities now consider this and the Small Engrailed to be a single species, but we have decided to keep them separate until the question has been fully resolved. It should also be noted that although the flight graph shows three distinct flight periods in Montgomeryshire, it has in fact been recorded in every month of the year.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 38-45mm.
Confusion
species
Small Engrailed. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Mostly broadleaf woodland, but also found in scrub, hedgerows, parks
and gardens.
Foodplant
Many species of broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa underground. Larva April-June and late July-early
September. |
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