UK Status
Resident. Widespread and locally common in England and Wales.
Montgomeryshire Status
A few very old records taken at Welshpool in the east of the county in the mid 1960's.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 15-20mm.
Confusion species
None.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Fields and marshy places.
Foodplant
Compositae spp.
Lifestage data
Spinning. Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva draws the petals together with
a slight spinning and feeds on the lower portion or the flowerhead.
Pupates in a folded leaf edge or debris on the ground. |
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