ABH: 45.013

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Grassland

Wingspan:  16-23mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine: May - October

Observations:  Larvae feed on Field Scabious and Devil's-bit Scabious.

Confusion Species:  Care is required to differentiate between this and other Stenoptilia species

L.O.N.:  Several locations, rather common

First Record:  1903, Wallis