Davey, P., 2009: A low-density species in Britain, the larva feeding on red currant (Ribes rubrum), black currant (Ribes nigrum) and gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa). In Dorset, the moth tended to colonise suburban environments where host foodplants are grown in allotments and gardens: Portland, Iwerne Minster, Swanage, Parkstone, Lilliput, Luscombe Valley. It has never been found in naturally occurring red-currant habitat within damp woodland. It has not been seen for more than a decade now, in... Read More

	Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 8 (20%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2004. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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