Distribution and Abundance: Scarce.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Most records are in September.

Records: Singletons were recorded in 1986 at Deanshanger (D. Brown), 25 September 1991 at Desborough (J. Ward), 18 July 1993 at Nassington (J. Ward) and 25 September 2000 at Pitsford Reservoir (P. Horsnail)

Observations: Recorded annually in the Kettering area in the 1940’s, peaking in 1945 with moths reported on the 8 April 1945 and from 4 September 1945 to 1 October 1945 in the year. I have been unable to find any records of the larva being found in the county, but as a boy can remember having been shown one of the dark form that was found locally feeding on bindweed.

L.O.N.: 1904. Castle Ashby, Kettering, Woodford. Not common but quite a number of records.

First Record: 1880, Hull & Tomalin.