Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain, the larva feeding on lime (Tiliae spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), and evergreen oak (Quercus ilex). In Dorset, the moth is local and occurs in old deciduous woodland containing oak and small-leaved lime (Tiliae cordata), and in coastal localities where evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) grows, for example in Poole, Bournemouth and at Durlston. The moth is frequent at West Bexington where none of its stated foodplants grow, and in this locality blackthorn... Read More

Recorded in 37 (93%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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