Yorkshire Status: Fairly common and thinly distributed or restricted resident.

This species is widespread across the county and numbers are stable. It is commonest in suburban areas and is frequently seen by day or appears on windows. Its main problem is that it is frequently mistaken for a Pug! It is now bivoltine with peaks of emergence in June/July and September. It is usually seen in small numbers, in fact 85% of our records are of single moths.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and recorded from all five vice-counties, but generally no more than fairly common. This moth is quite a feature of urban and suburban areas, and can often be found at lit windows or seen flying at dusk.

Recorded in 127 (64%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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