Yorkshire Status: Fairly common resident.

The only reason that Spring Usher is not labelled common and widespread is because of the flight time. The majority of records are from mid-January to mid-February - a time when most moth trappers have not yet resumed activitity after the winter break. It is a moth of oak woodland where it can be surprisingly common, but as few people trap in this habitat in the winter, most of our records are from gardens. In good habitat, counts can be well into double figures for example 56 at Austerfield on 8/2/2022. The wingless female is less often encountered but can be found at the base of oak trees in the early morning. Males are extremely variable in appearance.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Appears rather local in Yorkshire, but may well be under-recorded because few people are out trapping in oak woodland so early in the season.

Recorded in 90 (45%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1846.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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