Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in England and Wales, the larva is polyphagous mainly on herbaceous plants, including woundworts (Stachys spp.), nettle (Urtica dioica), ivy (Hedera helix) and dog’s mercury (Mercurialis perennis). In Dorset, the moth is widespread, and common locally in deciduous woodland, particularly on chalky soils, but largely absent from open habitat on sandy soils across the Poole Basin.

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