Davey, P., 2009: A common species in Britain, the larva feeding on cleavers (Galium aparine) and other bedstraw (Galium spp.) species. In Dorset, the moth is common where cleavers abounds, on hedgebanks and on nutrient rich arable. It is frequent on unimproved grassland where bedstraw grows in quantity on chalky soil and along the coast. The few individuals seen at Holton Heath Marsh, Hurn and at Hengistbury Head, hint that fen bedstraw (Galium uliginosum) and common marsh bedstraw (Galium palustre) host the moth in river and marsh habitat. Recorded in 39 (98%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1930. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) |