B&F: 0374

ABH: 52.012

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Local.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from June into August.

Localities: Hazelborough Forest, Yardley Chase, Thrapston and Geddington Chase.  

Observations: The Yardley Chase and Thrapston records are of moths attracted to pheromone lures. Females have a bright yellow anal tuft (depicted in lower photo opposite) and can sometimes be seen nectaring by day. The caterpillars are easily found under the bark of recently felled oak stumps in the spring. The species is under recorded and is probably well distributed in suitable places throughout the county.

Attracted to artificial lure VES, VES+HYL, VES+TAB - best time 2pm to 7pm

L.O.N.: Unrecorded.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.