B&F: 2258

ABH: 73.194

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from October to April.

Observations: The moth is generally seen more commonly feeding at natural attractants than at light. Some thirty examples were observed on 17 October 1987 on ivy bloom on the edge of Glendon Wood. The species was also numerous on ripe yew berries at Barton Seagrave on the same night. The flight period at the Pitsford Water light traps in 2005 covered eight months of the year, the species being seen from January to April and again from September to December.

Confusion Species: Dark Chestnut

L.O.N.: 1907. Many localities. Very common.

First Record: 1863, Smith.