B&F: 1732

ABH: 70.045

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Grassland.

Flight Period: Single brooded in July and August.

Observations: Although the moth is recorded sparingly at the Pitsford Water m.v. light traps it is common at the tungsten filament lamp operating in the Fineshade Rothamsted trap. The following figures support this:-
Fineshade:
Year   Moths                Date
1993     52         13 July - 22 August
1994     68           3 July -  7 August
1995     48           2 July -  6 August
1996     39         21 July - 22 August
1997     27           4 July - 15 August
1998     26           5 July - 27 August
1999     23           7 July -   8 August
Pitsford:
Year   Moths 
2000     1
2001     4
2002     3          

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

First Record: 1885, Wallis.