Yorkshire Status: Local resident.

In 1883 Porritt described Clouded Brindle as "widely distributed but not uncommon" but by 1907 he had decided it was "widely distributed but not very common". This is a fairer description of its current status in the county, and it is certainly a lot less common than the rather similar Clouded-bordered Brindle. Like all members of the genus, this is a grassland moth, but it is a moth of the lowlands where it is seen in small numbers - 95% of all records are of just one or two moths. Numbers in the county are stable. Fresh specimens are easy to identify. It is rather like a prettier and more boldly-marked Clouded-bordered Brindle. Worn moths can be more tricky.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Thinly scattered but recorded from all five vice-counties. This species is said to come readily to sugar in small numbers and occasionally to light (PQW pers. comm.).

Recorded in 114 (57%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1883. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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