ABH: 45.010

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Gardens

Wingspan:  17-23mm

Flight Period:  Bivoltine: July, September onwards, and in spring after hibernation

Observations:  Larvae feed on a wide variety of low-growing plants, such as Rest Harrow, Mints, Heathers, Goosefoot, Hedge Woundwort and Geraniums. A regular visitor to garden light traps and often disturbed from its roost by day.

Confusion Species:  Amblyptilia punctidactyla

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  1911, Mathew