Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain, the larva feeding on yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor) and common cow-wheat (Melampyrum pratense). In Dorset, the moth is very local and occupies two biotypes. The first is mature unimproved grassland on sandy, alluvial or chalky soils, usually in well-drained situations that support yellow rattle, for example hay meadow, although much of this habitat has disappeared following widespread ploughing and reseeding. Colonies are evidently established on... Read More

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