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 line with the decline experienced nationally.

The following light trap records refer to dispersed individuals trapped downwind of and some distance away from suburbia:
Arne Wood, ten between 2 and 7 July 1976 (chart 1), six between 9 and 16 July 1977 (chart 2), 19 July 1994 (chart 3), 1 July 1995 (B Pickess).

Other individuals were trapped at Furzebrook which lies eleven kilometers south-west of the Poole and Bournemouth conurbation. Again north-easterly winds are likely to have aided dispersal from Poole: Furzebrook, on 25 July 1972, 5 July 1976 (chart 1), 17 August 1976 (Dr N Webb).

A similar instance of dispersal from an area of habitation occurred in 1966 when the only V to have been recorded on Brownsea Island appeared. On this occasion winds were northerly. Brownsea Island lies five kilometers due south of Poole town: Brownsea Island, at MV on 22 July 1966 (chart 4) (A Bromby).

West Bexington, at MV on 16 July 1992 (R Eden), light south-easterly winds may have transported this example from northern France.

	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)