| 73.1 ~ 2391 ~ Silky Wainscot ~ Chilodes maritima | ||
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UK Status Resident. Local Montgomeryshire Status First recorded at Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve in the west of the county in 2018. Wingspan : M & F, 29-36mm. Confusion species Chilo phragmitella, Calamotropha paludella and the female Brown-veined Wainscot.. |
Flight
time (Montgomeryshire)
  Habitat Reed beds. Foodplant Omnivorous - living/ dead invertebrates & the inner tissues of dead reed stems. Lifestage data Overwinters as a larva August to April. Pupation site unknown. |
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