B&F: 0373

ABH: 52.013

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Local.

Primary Habitat: Gardens.

Flight Period: Single brooded in June and July.

Localities: Daventry, Brixworth, Kettering and Eye.

Observations: An under recorded species which due to its cryptic fly like appearance is easily overlooked. The records that I hold are from gardens and allotments and it is likely to be present in any old stands of currant and gooseberry in similar places throughout the county. I was unaware of the small established colony in my own town garden for a number of years. Eight examples of the moth were attracted to pheromone lure at Brixworth allotments on 14 June 2004.

Attracted to artificial lure TIP - best time 2pm to 6pm

L.O.N.: Undated. Very common in some old gardens.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.