Davey, P., 2009: A local species restricted to southern England, east Anglia and the south coast of Wales, the larva feeding within the inner stems of common reed (Phragmites australis). In Dorset, the moth is common within all the larger reedbeds. It is recorded regularly from the Fleet, Radipole, Lodmoor, Poole Harbour and Christchurch Harbour. It also occurs in fen habitat on the River Frome and the River Piddle to the west of Wareham, although there are no records of the moth from the... Read More

Recorded in 26 (65%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1887. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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