B&F: 2188

ABH: 73.242

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Very common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from March into May.

Observations: Very variable with darker forms predominating the species can be very common at light. Looking at old records, on average the flight period seems to end rather earlier in more recent years. In most localities the moths are now usually over by mid May, whereas in the 1950's and earlier there are instances of moths being recorded well into June. The pupae of this species are amongst the most frequently encountered when pupa digging at the roots of trees during the winter months.

L.O.N.: 1907. Everywhere. Very common.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.