Yorkshire Status: Uncommon and local resident.

The situation has changed regarding this species. Porritt regarded it as "common" in 1883 and in 1907 regarded it as "abundant probably everywhere". This is certainly not the case nowadays and it is now decidedly local. It is often disturbed in the daytime though it will also come to light in small numbers. It is most commonly seen in broad-leaved woodland and scrubby grassland. The main problem is that we receive a lot of records of this moth, especially from inexperienced observers, and the majority turn out to be something else. Realising they have some sort of "wave" in the trap, recorders study plates 12 and 13 in the Field Guide, unaware that lurking on plate 35 are Common Wave and Common White Wave! We can often tell this is an error because of the flight time. Cream Wave flies in May and June. You aren't going to catch six in a moth trap in August. For this reason, we really need to see a photograph unless we know you are familiar with the species. Although it is reasonably widespread in small numbers across the county, we still have no record for VC65.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Scarce and local. The actual sites from which this moth has been reported have changed since 1970 but its general distribution in Yorkshire remains almost the same. Although we have no VC65 records it has been recorded in Upper Teesdale in VC66 (Dunn & Parrack, 1986).

Recorded in 69 (35%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1846. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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