Locally common resident.
Larvae feed on ferns, especially Asplenium scolopendrium and Polystichium setiferum.
Imagines can be found at almost any time of year. Day-flying around food plant and sometimes coming to light.
Larvae feed on sporangia after a short mining phase.
Differs from P.verhuella in that the larvae hide under an untidy mass of spun sporangia and have brown Head. Imagines have a white, tornal spot.

Recorded in 48 (34%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 2005. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) Additional Stats

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