Distribution and Abundance: Local.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Single brooded in June and July.

Localities: Hazelborough Forest, Daventry, Wakerley Wood and Collyweston Quarry.

Observations: Over the years records for this moth gradually decreased until by the early 1990's it had not been seen for some fifteen years. In 1992 it was found fairly commonly at Easton Hornstocks, since which time it has spread again in the county, but is still without recent records in the Soke.

L.O.N.: 1907. Several localities. Often common at sugar.

First Record: 1902, Victoria County History.