ABH: 63.074

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Local

Primary Habitat:  Gardens, Arable margins

Wingspan:  29-38mm

Flight Period:  May - August

Observations:  Larvae feed on stored straw etc. Also reportedly feeds on sheep dung! Does not readily come to light traps, and is more often "happened upon" hiding up in a dark corner of an outhouse, shed, etc. I have found them hiding behind my garden wheelie bin for instance. Fewer modern records than old records, perhaps reflecting a change in domestic storage arrangements.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  Everywhere. Common in houses.

First Record:  1901, Wallis