Yorkshire Status: Thinly distributed or restricted resident.

This moth of light woodland is fairly common across the county. The larvae feed on birch and sometimes other broad-leaved trees. It is by far the commonest Lutestring and can occur in good numbers in old woodland for example 48 at Freeholder's Wood (Aysgarth) on 9/6/2017. Numbers may have reduced a little in recent years. Surprisingly it was not found in VC65 until 2003. The dark obscura form is commonly encountered.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Locally common in wooded localities in vice-counties 61-64 but seemingly absent from the north-west (though recorded in Upper Teesdale in VC66 (Dunn & Parrack, 1986)). This is the most frequently recorded of this group of moths and is often more attracted to sugar than light.

Recorded in 119 (60%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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