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Limnaecia phragmitella
Bulrush Down Moth Stainton, 1851
Cosmopterigidae: Cosmopteriginae
898 / 34.004
Photo © Graham Moates,  Bergh Apton Valley Marsh 14/04/2019

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 16-22mm
Flight: June - Aug.
Foodplant:   Bulrush, Lesser Bulrush
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread.
Lakes, rivers, streams, Broads and ponds, wherever the foodplant found.

Distinctive species with white-ringed black spots.

The larvae feed inside the seedheads of Bulrush and over winter. They can be detected by the presence of protruding down.

Recorded in 55 (74%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
16/03/2024+28TF50Outwell (aqueduct)
25/02/2024+28TF50Upwell / Outwell
25/02/2024+28TF50Nordelph
16/02/2024+28TL89Lynford Arboretum
05/02/2024+27TM07Redgrave & Lopham Fen
04/02/20241028TM09Attleborough
27/01/2024+27TG31Upton
06/10/2023228TL99Thompson
23/08/2023127TM49Norton Subcourse
23/08/2023128TF62Dersingham Bog
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