Webb's Wainscot (Globia sparganii (=Archanara), (Esper, 1789))

General Information
Pupates in a stem of the food plant.
Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes come to light.

Forewing length: 15-18mm.
Foodplant(s): Reedmace (Typha latifolia), Lesser Reedmace (Typha angustifolia), Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus), Common Club-rush (Schoenoplectus lacustris), Branched Bur-reed (Sparganium emersum)
Flying: One generation, August-early October
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Nationally Scarce B

Habitat

Fens, marshes, ditches, ponds and other areas with the foodplant.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Bulrush Wainscot Nonagria typhae

Rush Wainscot Archanara algae

73.151 (BF2373) Webb's Wainscot Globia sparganii (=Archanara), (Esper, 1789)

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