Yorkshire Status: Common and fairly widespread resident.

In 1907, Porritt commented "much less common than in the south of England". To a certain extent this is still true, and it is much less common in counties to our north, however we have a healthy population in Yorkshire and usually receive over 200 records per year. This is a moth of the lowlands, and is much less likely to be encountered on the higher ground. It can be found in a wide variety of scrubby and weedy places and is not uncommon in gardens. Numbers are fairly stable in Yorkshire, though it may be decreasing to our south.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Another species associated with low ground and human habitation. Recorded from all five vice-counties, most commonly in vice-counties 63 and 64 in sites where gardens and waste areas abound. In VC61 the larvae are often found on greater bindweed and nettle in such areas. This species is most common in the South and centre of England and is quite sparse towards the north of the County (Lorimer, map 153 in MBGBI 9).

Recorded in 126 (63%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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