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Nationally scarce (Nb) in dry pastures and on downland in southern England. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight restricted to a few sites on the coast to the west of the region, including Hurst Castle. Wingspan 10-16 mm. Day-flying in warm, dry weather; similar to, but smaller than, A. margarotana with forewing tinged olive and more obvious white transverse spots or striae [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots and lower stems of Wild Carrot, and perhaps also Sea Carrot.
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Detail records |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Afton Down (SZ38) | 1856 | - | IWNHS | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1880 | - | South | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Fassnidge, W | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 1900 | - | Fassnidge, W | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1900 | - | Blair, Dr K.G. | Adult |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 1959 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Adult |
| West High Down (SZ38) | 1970 | - | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1970 | - | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
| Compton Bay (SZ38) | 1970 | - | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
| St. Catherine's Point (SZ47) | 1970 | - | Dickson, RJ | Adult |
| Tennyson Down (SZ38) | 12-Jun-1990 | - | Knill-Jones, SA | Adult |
| Totland (SZ38) | 07-Jun-2004 | one | Knill-Jones, Sam | Adult |
| Compton Down (SZ38) | 21-Jun-2013 | one | Beavan, SD; Heckford, RJ | Adult |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Hurst Castle (SZ38) | 04-Jun-1985 | - | Langmaid, JR; Pelham-Clinton, EC; Wild, EH | Adult |
| Milford on Sea (SZ29) | 01-Jan-1989 | - | Langmaid, JR; Sterling, DH, PH & MJ | Larval |
| Hurst Castle (SZ38) | 02-Jun-1992 | - | Langmaid, JR; Agassiz, DJL; Emmet, AM | Adult |
| Hook Spit (SU40) | 07-Jun-2006 | one | Dickson, Richard | Adult |
| Burton, nr Christchurch (SZ19) | 28-Aug-2015 | one | Southworth, Jean | Adult |
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