UK Status
Resident. Common.
Montgomeryshire
Status
Resident. A local species, associated with limestone.
Recorded for the first time in the east of the county at Llanymynech
Rocks in 2011.
Wingspan
: M & F, 35-40mm.
Confusion
species
Turnip Moth, Heart & Dart. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, chalk downland and other places on light soils.
Foodplant
A wide range of herbaceous plants.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a fully grown larva in an underground cell in which it pupates. Larva August-April. |
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