Davey, P., 2009: Established across southern Europe south of 45°N and new to Britain in 2002, the larva is likely to feed on various herbaceous plants. In Dorset, the moth was first seen in 2005: Preston, on 24 June 2005 (M Forster), Portland Bird Observatory, on 9 September 2005, 17 October 2005 (M Cade), Swanage, on 26 October 2005 (R Cox). Numbers exploded the following year for the most part due to the long hot summer plus frequent and often intense immigration events. Despite the atrocious... Read More

Recorded in 21 (53%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 2005. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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