Davey, P., 2009: A local damp moorland and marshland species in western and northern Britain, and rare in central and eastern England, the larva is polyphagous. In Dorset, this highly distinctive and rather large moth colonises mire, marsh and damp heathland habitat on sandy soils, and is most often observed where bog myrtle (Myrica gale) and purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) grow. In also inhabits damp habitat further north and west, notably in the Blackmore Vale and at Powerstock Common,... Read More

Recorded in 26 (65%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1932. Last Recorded in 2023. (Data up to end 2023) Additional Stats

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