B&F: 1708

ABH: 70.011

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: : Single brooded from late June into August.

Observations: The Rothamsted light trap running in the damp woodland of Fineshade provides useful data on the variability of the flight period and abundance of this moth at light. The data for the seven years to 1999 is as follows:-
Year      First record   Last record   Total
1993       24/6/1993     11/8/1993        44
1994       26/6/1994     28/7/1994        69
1995       25/6/1995     18/8/1995        88
1996       23/6/1996     18/8/1996      116
1997       15/6/1997     19/8/1997        26
1998         5/7/1998     24/8/1998        38
1999        7/7/1999      14/8/1999        46
Average   26 June        14 August        61 

L.O.N.: 1901. Near Kettering. Castle Ashby. Rather common.

First Record: 1885, Wallis