Davey, P., 2009: A local woodland species in southern Britain, but scarcer further north, the larva feeding on various herbaceous plants before hibernation and the young foliage of shrubs and trees the following spring. In Dorset, the moth was always rare and any news of a surviving colony would be very welcome, as the last county record was more than twenty years ago. The majority of the moths were caught within old damp deciduous woodland on clay and sandy soils. The loss of old oak and birch... Read More

Recorded in 7 (18%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1929. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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