Davey, P., 2009: A local species in Britain, commonest in the south-east, scarcest in the north, the larva feeding on various deciduous trees, and in the north on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and heather (Calluna vulgaris). In Dorset, the moth has become distinctly local, at low density and declining across its remaining two distinct biotypes. These are dry heathland on sandy soil, for example at Arne and at Matchams, and unimproved grassland on chalky soil, for example inland on Melbury... Read More

Recorded in 21 (53%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1929. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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