Distribution and Abundance:  Common.

Primary Habitat:  Woodland.

Flight Period:  Single brooded from October into December.

Observations:  The moth can be very common in woodland as on 7 November 1994 at Geddington Chase when fifty were taken in m.v. light traps left overnight. This catch included only four females reflecting the predominance of males at light.  

L.O.N.:  1907. Many localities. Rather common.

First Record:  1845, Whitwell.