Status Characteristic clear white head and neck-tufts. Common species in wide range of grassland habitats.
Leaf-mine: Sept - May. The larva mines from the grass tip downwards, a whitish blotch is formed with characteristic narrow streaks of frass.
[MBGBI vol3 p374]Recorded in 29 (39%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1874. Last Recorded in 2023. |