Davey, P., 2009: A species occurring widely in southern England but more local further north, the larva feeding on traveller's-joy (Clematis vitalba), wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare) and honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) and to a lesser extent on various herbaceous plants. In Dorset, the moth is common on dry unimproved chalky grassland such as the Purbeck Ridge and certain coastal localities such as Portland. It is least frequent in damp situations, river courses and on open heathland. A partial second brood is evident from the data. This evident bivoltine tendency is not noted to occur nationally although such a cycle is established in northern and central Europe.