Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

In 1883 Porritt described this species as "generally distributed and rather common". If anything, it is even more common nowadays, especially in lowland areas. It is a little less common in the uplands. It occurs in two non-overlapping broods, the second being larger. Big numbers are often trapped, especially in coastal areas where catches can be augmented by migration; the maximum being 639 at Bempton Cliffs on 19/8/2022. Numbers in the county seem to have increased in recent years. Records of "Hebrew Character" in August are usually (but not always!) typos for this species. The comments below in Sutton and Beaumont that there was only a single VC65 record in 1979 takes some believing, and is a reflection of the lack of moth trapping in the vice-county at that time.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This species seems to have declined slightly in some areas but is still fairly frequently recorded from vice-counties 61 to 64. There is only one VC65 record (Baldersby St James, RIS trap 315, TAP). This is a resident species but is probably reinforced by immigration in some years.

Recorded in 162 (81%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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