Norfolk status Wide range of habitats including rough grassland, open downland, woodland rides and clearings, also marshes. Adult flies on warm sunny afternoons. Larva builds a pistol-like case from silk and excised pieces of leaf.
similar to C. genistae from which it can only be reliably separated by genitalia dissection.
[MBGBI vol3 p258]
Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required
Recorded in 23 (31%) of 74 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1874. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats
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