Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on birch (Betula spp.). In Dorset, nearly all records of the moth come from the eastern half of the county where it is locally common in woods and on heaths that support good numbers of birch trees. The distribution of the Yellow Horned is similar to that of the day flying Orange Underwing1661. The lack of recent records from west Dorset for both species may be due to the relatively small amount of fieldwork carried out during... Read More

Recorded in 24 (60%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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