B&F: 1705

ABH: 70.006

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Rather local.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from June to August.

Localities: Salcey Forest, Horn Wood, Rockingham Park and Belham Wood.

Observations: The moth can sometimes be netted at dusk flying in woodland. Although not strongly attracted to m.v. light, it was abnormally common at the Fineshade Rothamsted light trap in the 1990’s. Detailed results are as follows:-
Year     First date  Last date     Number.
1993    29 June      1 August        7
1994      5 July     19 July            5 
1995      2 July     26 July           22
1996    25 June      4 August       79
1997    15 June      1 August       66
1998    29 June    15 August       19
1999      7 July     31 July           16
By comparison the moth has not been seen at the Pitsford Water light traps in the decade to 2010.

L.O.N.: 1907. Near Oundle, Wansford. Not common.

First Record: 1907, Slater.