Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

"Very common, no doubt everywhere" wrote Porritt in 1883, and the situation is the same today. This is a common and widespread speices in grassy places all over the county. Numbers are stable in most areas. It was extremely common at Spurn in the 1990s when large numbers were trapped, eg 550 on 15.8.1991 though it has declined significantly in this area since 2000. Numbers in the county however seem to be stable and we regularly receive over 1000 records per year. The only confusion species, Sandhill Rustic and Dumeril's Rustic, have not been seen in Yorkshire.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed and common on grassy areas in all five vice-counties, including upland areas where it can be one of the commonest moths.

Recorded in 168 (84%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1879. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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