Davey, P., 2009: A local species, the larva feeding on ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in mainland Britain, and on sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) along south-east and eastern coasts of England. The species has also been found on tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) in neighbouring Hampshire (Goater, Norris, 2001). Abroad, the species is polyphagous, with blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) and dog-rose (Rosa canina) mentioned as foodplants. In Dorset, this distinctive elongated-winged moth is rare, and the... Read More

Recorded in 18 (45%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1948. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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