Number of records: 14
Recorded in: 11 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 04 viii 2016
Identification difficulty
: 4Adult: Dissection required Case: Good photo or case and plant/pabulum required
Resident. Larvae have been found on common orache and spear-leaved orache at a few coastal localities, mainly in the far west. Single adults have been found during late July and early August on the coast at either end of the two counties (Pratt, 2011).
female Pagham Harbour RSPB, 23 vii 2025 Photo: Mike Bailey