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Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in rough meadows and waste ground in parts of southern England, but distribution very imperfectly known in Britain. From the Isle of Wight there are a number of old records, but these are vague and on the mainland, known only from Hengistbury Head (in the political county of Dorset). Wingspan 16-21 mm. The least well understood of the British members of the group, and evidently confused in the past with P. saxicola in particular [Goater]. Larva feeds within flowerheads of Yarrow, Common Ragwort and Yellow Chamomile.
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Detail records |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1893 | - | Prout, LB | Adult |
| Shanklin (SZ58) | 1900 | - | Vic County History | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1926 | - | Waters, EGR | Adult |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Hengistbury Head (SZ19) | 30-Jun-2001 | four | Jeffes, Mike | Adult |
| Hengistbury Head (SZ19) | 29-Jun-2013 | 14 | Jeffes, Mike | Adult |
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