Yorkshire Status: Local resident.

This has never been a common moth in the county. Porritt in 1883 wrote rather cryptically "not so common as one would expect to find it". It is a heather feeder, so our records come from moorland settings and lowland heaths, but it is rather local, with virtually all of our records coming from heathery uplands in the north-east of the county and at Strensall and Allerthorpe Commons, so perhaps Porritt's comments make some sense as it a rare beast in the south and west of the county. Nationally it is said to be in decline and it has certainly been lost from many of its old haunts - populations are now quite fragmented across the country. Our populations however seem to be holding up well. It is commonly seen by day but will also come to light. Good numbers are often reported, particularly on lowland heaths, for example 75 flying by day at Strensall Common on 10/6/2015.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A few recent records from heath and moorland areas in vice-counties 61 and 62.

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Recorded in 25 (13%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1883.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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