Davey, P., 2009: A declining species in south-east Britain, now restricted to a handful of counties in south-east England and East Anglia, the larva feeding on the flowers and seeds of herbaceous plants. In Dorset, there is slim evidence to support a resident status for this species. Any colony that was once established has long been extinguished by the loss of unimproved herb-rich grassland habitat on chalky soils since the Second World War. The following record was from a typical habitat for... Read More

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Recorded in 6 (15%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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