B&F: 2192

ABH: 73.290

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Single brooded in July and August.

Observations: The moth can be very common on the limestone grassland at Collyweston Quarry. Useful abundance and flight period data is supplied below by the woodland Fineshade Rothamsted light trap. Viz:-
15 July - 28 July 1993    8
  5 July - 26 July 1994  17
  9 July - 30 July 1995  15
  6 July -   6 Aug 1996  24
30 June -  7 Aug 1997  18
14 July - 14 Aug 1998    6
  7 July -   2 Aug 1999  74
  5 July -   7 Aug 2000  22.

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

First Record: 1888, Wallis