UK Status
  Resident. Common S,C,(N). 
 
Montgomeryshire
Status 
 A fairly common but local species, recorded from several scattered sites, mainly in the north of the county. 
 
Wingspan
:  M
& F, 30-38mm. 
 
Confusion
species 
 
Common Rustic and Lesser Common Rustic. | 
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
 
 Habitat 
 
A range of wet and boggy places. 
 
Foodplant
  
Grasses. 
 Lifestage data
  
Overwinters as a fully grown larva amongst the leaf litter. Larva
July-April. Pupates in the leaf litter or a dead plant stem. | 
 
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