Yorkshire Status: Very rare and very local resident.

The range of Saxon must have extended further south many years ago. Porritt described it as "a great rarity" and in 1883 listed records from Huddersfield and Sheffield. Nowadays it is a moth of Scotland and the north of England, extending as far south as Weardale. We have been wondering for some time whether it was lurking undetected in upper Teesdale, and were proved correct when one was trapped on 13/7/2023 by a visitor staying at Romuldkirk. Was this a wandering moth or does it breed in Yorkshire? The larvae feed on a variety of woody plants in upland areas.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Not recorded since Porritt (1883-86), when it had only been taken in Sheffield and Huddersfield (VC63). There are also two specimens labelled 'Wharncliffe Woods' in the Sheldon collection (Garland, 1979).

	Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 3 (2%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1883.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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