UK Status
Common, south Wales across to Yorkshire, a few other isolated
populations to the north of this line - spreading northwards.
Montgomeryshire
Status
Resident. First recorded at Llandyssil in the east of the county in
2023.
Wingspan
: M
& F, 13-15mm.
Confusion
species
Rustic, Uncertain, Powdered Rustic and Common Quaker. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
Habitat
Grassland, heathland and woodland rides.
Foodplant
A wide range of herbaceous plants.
Lifestage data
Overwinters as a larva September to April and May to August. Pupation
in a cocoon. |
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