Yorkshire Status: Common resident.

Porrit in 1907 described Powdered Quaker as "well distributed but not very common". Nowadays it is a little less common than most of the other Orthosia species but is well distributed across the county apart from some upland areas. The larvae feed on a variety of broad-leaved trees and also some herbaceous plants, but it is quite fond of willows so is often commonest in wet habitats. It flies a week or two later than most of the other species in this genus and tends to be seen in smaller numbers, though in some habitats catches can be large, the maximum being 164 at Laver Banks (Ripon) on 16/4/2010 Numbers in the county seem to be healthy.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread in vice-counties 61 to 64 and often common among sallows in the south of the County. Only recorded from one site in the south of VC65 (Baldersby St James, 1982 and 1984 (RIS trap 315, TAP)).

Recorded in 135 (68%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1832. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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