B&F: 1727

ABH: 70.054

Status: Resident. 

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Single brooded from May to July.

Observations: Returns from the woodland Rothamsted light trap for the 1990’s give useful information on the abundance and flight period of the moth. Viz:-
Year    Moths            Date
1993      85            19 May to  5 July  
1994    132            26 May to  3 July  
1995    137            21 May to  6 July  
1996      65             9 June to 25 July    
1997    125             3 May to 22 June    
1998      55           20 May to 21 June  
1999      45             3 May to 21 June                             

L.O.N.: 1907. Everywhere. Abundant.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.