Davey, P., 2009: A common coastal species in Britain, less frequent inland, the larva feeding on the roots and stems of a wide variety of grasses including cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata), lyme-grass (Leymus arenarius) and glaucous sedge (Carex flacca). In Dorset, the moth occurs in a variety of different habitats. It colonises unimproved grassland both on the coast, where it is common and on chalky soils inland where it is at low density. Singletons from a number of locations across the Poole... Read More

Recorded in 37 (93%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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