A Nationally Scarce moth found across the British Isles, but more frequently in the south. In our region it is a very local species, restricted mostly to a band across the centre in woodland where the larval food-plant is abundant. Verification Grade Comment: Grade 2 if beaten from the branches of foodplant. Recorded in 10 (13%) of 78 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1898. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) |