| 73.144 ~ 2350 ~ Small Wainscot ~ Denticucullus pygmina | ||
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UK Status Resident. Common Montgomeryshire Status A fairly common species found throughout the county. Wingspan : M & F, 23-29mm. Confusion species Concolorous, Cloaked Minor, Mere Wainscot and Porter's Rustic. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
  Habitat Wet and boggy places. Foodplant Sedges, cottongrasses and reed meadow-grass. Also probably other grasses and rushes. Lifestage data Overwinters as a larva. Larva September-early July, feeding inside the stem. Pupates in a cocoon inside the stem or amongst the plant debris. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by MDH, 18th Sept 2008, Llanfyllin |
 Photo by MDH, 10th Sept 2011, Llanfyllin |
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