B&F: 2352

ABH: 73.120

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Grassland.

Flight Period: Single brooded in July and August.

Observations: The moth can be especially common on the limestone grassland of Collyweston Quarry. In sunny weather it can often be seen by day feeding at, or at rest on the flower heads of knapweed. It seems to have been somewhat elusive formerly as it did not feature in the Kettering lists until 1921 and then was not seen again until 1945, “on blackberry bush” at Bedford Purlieus.

First Record: 1843, Whitwell