B&F: 1808

ABH: 70.138

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Fairly common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded in June and July.

Observations: Data on flight period and abundance from the Fineshade Rothamsted light trap running in open woodland in the 1990’s is as follows:-
 6  June – 25 July      1993            4
 1  June – 19 July      1994            6
29 May – 19 July      1995            5
30 May – 14 July      1996            3
 1 June                     1997            1
 1 June  -    5 July     1998            5
                               1999           Nil
                               2000           Nil
The average flight period being 1 June - 14 July and the average annual number of moths trapped, three.      

L.O.N.: 1907. Kettering, Harleston, Castle Ashby. Common locally.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.