A local species of fens, river banks, ditches etc. but may wander.

Larvae live in the stem and rootstock of Phragmites and Glyceria from September to June. Pupa in a stem.

Note the female could be overlooked for Donacaula forficella which has the costa convex towards the wingtip rather than concave as in this species.

Recorded in 23 (16%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1895. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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