B&F: 1820

ABH: 70.174

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Scarce.

Primary Habitat: Hedgerows.

Flight Period: Single brooded in May and June.

Records: 2001 Pitsford Water (P. Horsnail), 5 June 1986 Kettering (J. Ward), 7 June 1997 Bedford Purlieus (P. Tuffs) and 10 May 2004 Ring Haw (R. Follows).

Observations: Although the paucity of records for this species over the years confirms its scarcity, it is sometimes more easily obtained by beating mature hawthorns for the caterpillar. This may be the way forward to increasing its known range in the county.

L.O.N.: 1905. Ashton village.

First Record: 1902, Victoria County History.