Yorkshire Status: Common and fairly widespread resident.

This must win the prize for being the best bird dropping mimic! You are unlikely to mistake it for anything else - except perhaps a bird dropping. It is a moth of scrubby areas, often coming into gardens, and is widespread and common all across the county. The larvae feed mainly on blackthorn and hawthorn. Numbers have not increased much despite the increase in moth trapping in recent years, implying it is becoming a little less common.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Well distributed over all five vice-counties but varies greatly in density. For instance, there are only a few Wharfedale (VC64) records but at Baldersby St James (VC65) it is common. The larvae feed on hawthorn in hedgerows.

Recorded in 156 (78%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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