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UK Status Resident and suspected migrant. Local Montgomeryshire Status A very local species, recorded from just a handful of scattered sites across the county. Wingspan : M & F, 37-44mm. Confusion species Haworth's Minor. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
  Habitat Wet and boggy places, reedbeds and moorland. Foodplant Yellow iris and great fen-sedge. Lifestage data Overwinters as an egg. Larva March-July, feeding inside the roots, stem and leaves of the foodplant. Pupates in a slight cocoon in the plant litter. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by JBK, 18th Aug 2006, Cors Dyfi |
 Photo by PRW, 17th Aug 2015, Cors Dyfi |
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