Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

This is one of our commonest species and is abundant all across the county. It is quite often disturbed in the daytime and flies early in the evening, being one of the first moths to visit the trap. Counts can sometime be quite large for example 108 at Easington (Spurn) on 30/7/2018.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed and often common in all five vice-counties. Two distinct forms of the larva are found in the North of England, the usual brown form, and a smooth green variety. This latter has been reported as feeding on rowan elsewhere, but in Yorkshire has also been found on hawthorn (MRB).

Recorded in 183 (92%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1846. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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