Fairly common but local resident preferring damp grassland but also on dry calcareous hillsides.Various grasses especially Poa spp. and Holcus spp. with larva mining leaves in March/April and in July.
Recorded in 32 (23%) of 140 10k Squares.First Recorded in 1869.Last Recorded in 2024.(Data up to end 2024)Additional Stats
Golden Cinnabar Membership