Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain that favours coasts and heaths, the larva feeding amongst the roots of grasses (Poaceae). In Dorset, the moth is local and occurs in two biotypes. The first is dry heathland, where it is locally common. The second is coastal grassland where it is at low density, and possibly associated with soft brome (Bromus hordeaceus ssp. ferronii). Occasional records from chalky grassland away from the coast hint at colonisation of this biotype too, albeit very... Read More

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