Yorkshire Status: Very common and widespread resident.

In 1883 Porritt said that this species was "not generally common but of wide distribution". It must have become a lot more frequent, as it is now widespread in good numbers all over the county and we usually receive over 1000 records per year. It used to be single-brooded, but since 2000 has had a small but regular second brood in September with occasional moths flying until early November. Counts are commonly into double figures, the maximum being 106 at Skerne Wetlands on 26/6/2020.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This species may have increased slightly over the past few years. Now reported as frequent or common from scattered sites in lowland areas over all five vice-counties. In at least one area it was commented that it had not been recorded prior to 1984 and other sources have suggested it has slowly moved north.

Recorded in 165 (83%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1857. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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