ABH: 49.204

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland, Hedgerows

Wingspan:  14mm

Flight Period:  May - June

Observations:  Larvae feed on Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn. Adults fly on sunny afternoons and probably best recorded thus rather than by light trapping.

Confusion Species:  A. unculana

L.O.N.:  Gedidngton Chase

First Record:  1907, Wallis