Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on hedge bedstraw (Galium mollugo) and other species of bedstraw (Galium spp.). In Dorset, the moth is found in almost every habitat. It ranges from infrequent on sandy soil, to frequent on unimproved grassland on chalky soil inland and along the coastal belt. The flight time covers five months, and two brood cycles are suspected with a period of eighty days, on average, between the first and second peaks of each cycle. The... Read More

Recorded in 38 (95%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1933. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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