Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

This remains a widespread and common moth all across the county in a variety of habitats. It is usually single-brooded but sometimes a small second generation appears in September and October. There are two forms - the typical banded form and the plain f. remutata. It is difficult to be certain about the relative proportions in the county as not all recorders note them, but those that do, usually find about 30% are of the banded form. This form is commoner in the south and rarer in Scotland.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Well distributed and often common over all five vice-counties except possibly on the higher moorland areas. There are two forms of this moth, one with the typical banded appearance and the other (ab. remutata (Linnaeus)) which lacks these markings. Both occur frequently in the County.

Recorded in 173 (87%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1879. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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