B&F: 2264

ABH: 73.190

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from September into November.

Observations: The moth is mainly on the wing in October and is quite variable in abundance as shown by recent records from the two static Pitsford Water m.v. light traps:-
Year     Sept    Oct       Nov    Dec       Total
1999       1       20           2                      23 
2000       4       29           5                      38
2001       -        54           3                      57
2002       6       67           7                      80
2003       3       46          40        2            91.                        

L.O.N.: 1907. Near Weedon, Ashton. At ivy blossom.   

First Record: 1863, Smith.