Status
Local.
Reed-beds, fens and other areas where Reed is prevalent.
An unusual species which has a number of distinctive forms from a rather plain form, delicately streaked with grey, to some more distinctive...
f. nigristriata - black between viens.
f. bipunctata - black oval and kidney mark.
f. wismariensis - long thick black streak from base.
Some forms are similar to the micro-moths Chilo phragmitella and Calamotropha paludella.Recorded in 53 (72%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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