Yorkshire Status: Common and widespread resident.

"Common probably throughout the county" said Porritt in 1883. This is still a common moth, though nowhere near as common as Dark Arches, and certainly much less likely to be encountered on the higher ground. Numbers may have dropped a little in recent years but we still receive about 500 records per year. The biggest counts, both of 99 moths, were from Spurn on 25/7/1984 and Nosterfield NR on 1/7/2011. Like the rest of the genus, it is a grass-feeder and occurs in a variety of habitats including gardens.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Much less common than its congener A. monoglypha (Hufnagel) but still widely recorded and often common in all five vice-counties. This species particularly favours open situations, especially dry grassland as found on the Wolds, for example (PQW pers. comm.).

Recorded in 158 (79%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1846. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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