Distribution and Abundance:  Rather local.

Primary Habitat:  Woodland.

Flight Period:  Single brooded in September and October.

Localities:  Hazelborough Forest, Fineshade, Bedford Purlieus and Castor Hanglands.

Observations:  The moth was common in actinic light traps in the 1970’s at Grafton Park Wood, but was much less so at m.v. lights in the 1980’s and 1990’s at Geddington Chase. It also comes to sugar and ivy bloom; several were seen feeding on the latter on 8 October 1988 at Colleyweston Quarry.

L.O.N.:  1905. Near Northampton. At sugar.

First Record:  1863, Smith.