UK Status
Resident. Widespread and often abundant throughout the British Isles.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from a few sites in the western half of the county.
Wingspan
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M & F, 10-12mm.
Confusion species
It is often impossible to separate the adults of some species. In some cases differences can be seen in various life stages.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Wherever the foodplant is found.
Foodplant
Rush spp.
Lifestage data
Case-bearing/seed miner. Eggs laid between florets. Larva first mines
seed capsule, then constructs a case and from then on feeds externally.
Pupates within case, attached to a stem. |
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