Chilo phragmitella
Alt Name
Reed Veneer
Description
Wingspan 24 to 40 mm. A sexually dimorphic species, with the females paler in colour and generally larger than the males. Both sexes have distinctively long labial palps.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
It occupies fens and other wet places where large reedbeds occur.
When to see it
Flies in June and July.
Life History
The whitish caterpillars feed inside the stems of common reed and reed sweet-grass.
UK Status
Found mainly in England and Wales. In the Butterfly Conservation’s Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
VC55 Status
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Reference
63.077 BF1290
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
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