Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Briatain but absent from northern Scotland, the larva feeding on beech (Fagus spp.), blackthorn (Prunus spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), hawthorn (Crateagus spp.) and a variety of other deciduous tree and shrub species. In Dorset, the moth is most often found in deciduous woods, preferring woodland containing beech; elsewhere the moth is rarely encountered. The national norm is a single brood between mid-August and mid-September, but in Dorset... Read More

Recorded in 29 (73%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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