Davey, P., 2009: A species occurring in England and Wales, the larva feeding on birch (Betula spp.), hazel (Corylus avellana), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). In Dorset, the moth is at low density in deciduous birch-oak woods on chalky soils such as Stubhampton Bottom and Chetterwood, and on clay soils such as Piddles Wood, Yellowham Wood and Boys Wood. Adults may be flushed out from hazel understory in these... Read More

Recorded in 29 (73%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1904. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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