Davey, P., 2009: A common species in Britain, the larva feeding on birch (Betula spp.), beech (Fagus spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), elm (Ulmus spp.), hawthorn (Crateagus spp.) and various other deciduous trees. In Dorset, the moth is common in deciduous woodland and frequent in deciduous scrub and thickets. It is rare in conifer plantation, in open grassland and on heathland. "Larvae may eat lichens (Usnea spp.) and mosses on oak, on alder (Alnus) and on beech tree trunks" (W Parkinson Curtis ms).... Read More

Recorded in 40 (100%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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