Yorkshire Status: Thinly distributed resident.

The Atlas tells us that nationally this species has declined in abundance severely in recent years, though the distribution is unchanged. This was certainly the case in Yorkshire though over the last two or three years there have been more records. 2023 was another healthy year with 77 records of 104 moths from 50 sites. It is generally a moth of mature oak woodland, though it does have a tendency to wander at times. It continues to be uncommon in the west of the county, probably because of a lack of suitable habitat. It is usually fairly straightforward to separate this species from the less common Barred Hook-tip. A potentional pitfall however might be Spiny Hook-tip, Watsonalla uncinula which has been seen recently in southern England and which is moving north.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Previously fairly rare, this species has recently become much more frequent in Yorkshire and although still local, there are recent records from all five vice-counties.

Recorded in 100 (50%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1929. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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