UK Status
Resident. A locally common species found throughout
Britain as far north as Aberdeenshire.
Montgomeryshire Status
Recorded from two widely separated sites.
Wingspan
:
M & F,15-19mm.
Confusion species
A. assimilella and A. astrantiae.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Damp and wet places.
Foodplant
Wild angelica, hogweed and milk parsley.
Lifestage data
Eggs, oviposition site unknown. Larva feeds, sometimes gregariously, in
bunched leaves and shoots. Pupates in detritus or the soil. |
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