UK Status
Resident. Common S,C.
Montgomeryshire
Status
A relatively uncommon species, with just a small number of records coming from the western side of the county.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 27-36mm.
Confusion
species
Lychnis and Barrett's Marbled Coronet. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Dry open land on calcareous soil.
Foodplant
The ripening seeds of bladder campion, white campion, Nottingham
catchfly, sea campion and rock sea-spurrey.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a pupa in an underground cocoon. Larva late June-August
and again in the autumn. |
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