B&F: 2443

ABH: 73.017

Status: Resident.

Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded from June into August.

Observations: The species is generally rather less common than its congener the Beautiful Golden Y (A. pulchrina) in the county. Amongst old records there are several instances of the moth being seen much later than its normal flight period. The most extreme of these being 2 October 1937 and 4 October 1944.

Confusion Species: Beautiful Golden Y

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

First Record: 1842, Clark.