Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding both on heather (Calluna vulgaris) and a range of herbaceous plant species. In Dorset, the moth occupies two distinct biotypes. The preferred habitat is damp heathland where it is common locally. A secondary habitat is unimproved grassland on the Purbeck Ridge where it occurs very locally an at low density: West Hill, two walked up from grassland by day on 3 July 1998 (P Davey), Woolgarston, twenty at light trap between 1991... Read More

Recorded in 21 (53%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1934. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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