UK Status
Resident. Local S,C
Montgomeryshire
Status
A rare and local species that has been recorded
just twice in the county, both from the same site at Guilsfield in 2005.
Wingspan : M & F, 27-33mm.
Confusion
species
White-mantled Wainscot, Webb's Wainscot, Twin-spotted Wainscot, Silky Wainscot and Fenn's Wainscot. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Reedbeds and ditches, occasionally gardens.
Foodplant
Common reed.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as an egg. Larva April-early July, feeding inside stems. Pupates in the dead stem a few centimetres from the ground. |
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