Davey, P., 2009: A species found throughout south-east England but becoming scarcer further north and west, the larva feeding on goosefoots (Atriplex spp.) and oraches (Chenopodiae spp.). In Dorset, the moth is frequent in the vicinity of pebble beaches or muddy shores where orache and sea purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) grow, notably the Fleet, Portland Harbour and Poole Harbour. Elsewhere, inland records suggest that the species colonises, albeit at low density,... Read More

Recorded in 34 (85%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1940. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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