Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

Porritt described Common Quaker as "abundant everywhere" and this is still the case. It is one of the commonest spring species and can be found all across the county wherever there are broad-leaved trees. It often appears in huge numbers, the maximum being 916 at Ellington Banks on 9/4/2010. It can occasionally emerge early and we have several records before the end of the year; the earliest being on 24/10/2017.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Frequent to common throughout all five vice-counties and a major feature of the spring insect fauna. The larvae feed on a wide variety of trees including hawthorn, ash and oak (PQW pers. comm.).

Recorded in 165 (83%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1879. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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