Yorkshire Status: Scarce and thinly distributed or restricted resident.

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.

Argus 47, 2001-2004: VC65. Magdalen Wood 13.5.2003 (JCW, SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): Fairly widespread in small numbers in light woodland, especially amongst birches.

Recorded in 114 (57%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2022. Additional Stats

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