Davey, P., 2009: A species restricted to southern Britain, the larva feeding on hawthorn (Crateagus spp.), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), birch (Betula spp.) and a variety of other deciduous tree and shrub species. In Dorset, this beautiful and highly variable species has always been rare, with a tendency to inhabit localities on geology older than chalk, although there is a single very old record from Bloxworth. Only a handful of examples have been seen in recent... Read More

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Recorded in 5 (13%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1998. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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