Common resident.

Can be found feeding, sometimes in large numbers, on flowerheads of Carex spp. and in the flowers of Ranunculus spp. in wet woodland and on marshy commons.

Larvae are negatively phototrophic and are found in most conditions, feeding on the young growth of herbaceous plants e.g. Carex sylvaticella (Langmaid, Palmer & Young).

Recorded in 92 (66%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1869. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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