| UK Status 
 Resident. Widespread and common, found mainly in the coastal counties of the British Isles.
 
 Montgomeryshire Status
 
 Recorded from two sites in the west of the county.
 
 Wingspan
:
  M & F, 15-22mm.
 
 Confusion species
 
 C. stephensiana.
 
 | Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine) 
 Habitat
 
 Wherever foodplant is found.
 
 Foodplant
 
 Rosaceae and Compositae spp.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva draws the petals together with
a slight spinning and feeds on the immature seeds within. Pupates in
larval habitation, or spun up in the debris on the ground.
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