UKMoths Marbled White Spot Deltote pygarga - Distribution map
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Marbled White Spot Deltote pygarga
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Wingspan 20-22 mm.
Distributed locally in the southern half of England and parts of North Wales, occupying acid heaths and damp woodland habitats.
The adults are on the wing in a single generation from May to July.
The caterpillars feed during the autumn on a number of grasses, including purple moor-grass (Molinea caerulea).
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