Davey, P., 2009: A cosmopolitan species north of the sub-tropics, and widespread in lowland Britain, the larva feeding on various herbaceous plants. In Dorset, the moth is ubiquitous and abundant. The species is double brooded with the peak of the second brood on average, more than three times greater than that of the first. Indigenous populations in northern Europe are reinforced with migrants from further south, sometimes influxes are huge, and in Dorset, large single night catches often... Read More

Recorded in 40 (100%) of 40 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1930. Last Recorded in 2019. (Data up to end 2019) Additional Stats

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