It is native to Europe, the Palearctic and Northern America.[2]
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The wingspan is 11–16 mm. The species is quite difficult to distinguish from Dichrorampha plumbana by external appearance, one must examine the genitalia to determine these species with certainty. This species has 3-5 narrow, silver-grey slashes along the front edge of the forewings, and some black spots along the outer edge that are drawn out to short longitudinal marks, while those in related species are often rounder. The hindwings are brown, not markedly lighter than the forewing.
The larvae live in the rhizomes of Leucanthemum vulgare. The adults wraps in May–June