Fairly common resident in unimproved grassland habitats of fields banks and commons.
Centaurea nigra with larva feeding in the roots and stems from August to April.
Female cannot reliably be separated from female E. scutulana without dissection. Verification Grade Comment: Size and sex essential Recorded in 45 (32%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1887. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) |