UK Status
Resident. Widespread and common throughout Britain.
Montgomeryshire Status
Common throughout the county.
Wingspan
:
M & F, 25-33mm.
Confusion species
Nymphula stagnata.
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Flight time & Voltinity
(Univoltine)
Habitat
Still water & slow flowing rivers.
Foodplant
Frogbit and bur-reed.
Lifestage data
Aquatic. Larva first mines leaf then lives in a floating case
constructed of leaf fragments, when feeding it attaches itself to the
underside of a leaf. Pupates in silken cocoon attached to a stem below
surface. |
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