B&F: 1725

ABH: 70.052

Status: Resident. 

Distribution and Abundance: Fairly common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Double brooded from May to August.

Observations: Returns from the Fineshade Rothamsted light trap running in woodland in the 1990’s are as follows:-
Year   Moths  First record      Last record      
1993    10         25 July              9 August 
1994    47         12 May           18 August 
1995      3          7 May            14 August 
1996      6          4 August        18 August 
1997      1         26 July
1998      0   
1999      1         13 July
Generally this species is less common than its congener the Red Twin-spot Carpet (X. spadricearia) in the county. In my experience the reddish-brown banded form of the species is uncommon in Northamptonshire.

L.O.N.: 1907. Many localities. Common.

First Record: 1842, Clark