Distribution and Abundance:  Common.

Primary Habitat:  Wetland.

Flight Period:  Single brooded in August and September.

Observations:  Plentiful at sugar amongst willows and poplars along the River Ise at Newton in August 1991. The moth is also fond of sitting on telegraph poles, and in the past I have found it in this situation within likely habitats in the county.

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

First Record:  1882, Hull & Tomalin.