Yorkshire Status: Common and fairly widespread resident.

Larvae of this common species feed on willowherbs, so it is a moth of gardens, hedgerows and woodland rides. It is common all across the county in two broods. Numbers are stable. It occurs in two forms - f. insulata which has a break in the central cross band is frequently encountered and sometimes confuses new recorders.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed and often frequent or common in vice-counties 62 to 64, less recorded in vice-counties 61 and 65 where there is generally less woodland. This species has increased in some areas of VC63 over the past two decades.

Recorded in 161 (81%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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