Davey, P., 2009: A common species in Britain, the larva feeding on chickweed (Stellaria spp.), dock (Rumex spp.), grasses (Gramineae spp.), and other low-growing plants. In Dorset, the moth is ubiquitous and common to abundant, and far more frequently flushed out from its hiding places during the daytime than encountered at light traps at night. The national norm is a single brood between mid-June and mid-August, but in Dorset the moth is double-brooded, the first brood between late May and... Read More

Recorded in 40 (100%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1930. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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