Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in chalk downland in parts of Kent. First recorded in Hampshire in 2007. Wingspan 18-24 mm. A larger species than C. straminea, and further distinguished by the presence of scale-tufts in the comparatively broad median fascia [Bradley]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of Greater Knapweed.
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Detail records |
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VC11 South Hampshire |
Ashurst, NF (SU31) | 19-Aug-2007 | one | Godfrey, Keith | Adult |
Pilley Bailey, NF (SU39) | 07-Jul-2020 | one | Wynn, Russell & Ward, Marcus | Adult |
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