Yorkshire Status: Local resident.

This is not an uncommon species if you set traps in pine woodland in May and June. It occasionally wanders and appears in gardens. It is rarely seen in big numbers - the record count is eight at Ellington Banks MOD on 21/5/10. It is not a difficult moth to identify once you have your eye in. The wings are held in a "swept-back" position which is rather distinctive. It is a small sandy-brown species and apart from the prominent discal spot has few markings hence its name indigata which means poor and needy. Numbers are stable across the county.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A very local moth which is dependent on pine. There are few recent records.

Recorded in 59 (30%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1857. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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