Davey, P., 2009: A rare immigrant species that is resident in the Mediterranean and the north African regions and a transitory resident in central Europe, the larva feeding on the flowers and seedheads of carline thistle (Carlina vulgaris). In Dorset, the moth is a rare immigrant and transitory resident that tends to be recorded from the coast. A number of larvae were found on Portland on carline thistle in August 1999; this is the only instance of residency for the species to date, and, as... Read More

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Recorded in 14 (35%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1976. Last Recorded in 2018. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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