B&F: 2345

ABH: 73.147

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from June to August.

Observations: The Fineshade Rothamsted light trap running in woodland in the 1990’s produced the following results:-
Year     Moths             Dates 
1993      3          6 July -   4 August
1994      1          7 August
1995      0
1996    13          7 July - 15 August
1997      7          6 July -   2 August
1998      2        23 June -   6 July
1999      2        20 June -   7 July
I have found the smaller female to be much less common at light.

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

First Record: 1888, Morley.