Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva feeding on a wide variety of grasses including cock's-foot (Dactylus glomerata), common couch (Elytrigia repens), tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa) and annual meadow grass (Poa annua). In Dorset, the moth is ubiquitous and common, rising to abundant among arable and unimproved grassland. The national norm is for two overlapping generations between late-June and early October, but in Dorset the first generation is usually on the wing by mid-May and the second over by the end of October. The peak of the second brood is nearly four times larger on average, than that of the peak of the first brood.

Recorded in 42 (105%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1895.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)