| UK Status 
 Resident. Found over a wide area of the British Isles, but is rather
local and scattered in distribution
 
 Montgomeryshire Status
 
 First recorded in 2015 at Lake Glaslyn in the west of the county.
 
 Wingspan
:
  M & F 15-19mm.
 
 Confusion species
 
 A fairly distinctive species.
 
 | Flight time
& Voltinity
(Univoltine) 
 Habitat
 
 Damp meadows and heaths as well as woodland and downland.
 
 Foodplant
 
 A wide range of herbaceous plants, as well as on shrubs and trees.
 
 Lifestage data
 
 Eggs laid on foodplant. Larva feeds flowers and terminal shoots.
Pupates in a flimsy cocoon spun up in the debris.
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