Yorkshire Status: Extinct in Yorkshire

It is likely that this has always been a very rare moth in the north of England. Porritt in 1883 wrote "Mr A. Doncaster assures me this species used to occur on a barberry hedge at Marr, near Doncaster, but the hedge is now replaced by a stone wall and probably the species is extinct there." He also lists it from "Richmond". With barberry being a rare plant in the county, and hedge cutting in summer destroying larvae, we are unlikely to see it again in the county unless it was reintroduced as part of a deliberate program. The food plant is a bit of a problem as Barberry harbours wheat rust so tends to be uprooted by farmers.

Recorded in 2 (1%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 1883. Additional Stats

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