Resident. Females usually occur singly or sparingly at mv light in a wide range of habitats, while males are sometimes fairly common flying by day. Well distributed. Single-brooded flying mainly from mid July to early to the third week of August, occasionally from early June or to the second week of September. Larvae feed on hawthorn, sloe, bramble, hazel, honeysuckle, veronica, heather, camellia, periwinkle, garden rose, broom and spruce. (Pratt, 2011)

Knepp Estate, 24 viii 2016
Photo: Dave and Penny Green

Winchelsea, 26 vii 2018
Photo: Michael Howard

male
Eastbourne, 27 vii 2019
Photo: Dennis Chanter

Plumpton, 01 viii 2020
Photo: Carole Nicholson

Battle, 03 viii 2020
Photo: David Gardiner

Findon, 03 viii 2020
Photo: John Christleib

Dial Post, 11 viii 2020
Photo: Vincent Williams

female
Seaford, 18 viii 2020
Photo: Bob Eade

Dial Post, 11 viii 2020
Photo: Vincent Williams

mating
Abbots Wood, East Sussex, 23 vii 2010
Photo: Nigel Kemp

, 01 vii 2010
Photo: Dave Green

Pagham Harbour, viii 2007
Photo: Ivan Lang

Kingsham, xx 2003
Photo: Sarah Patton

Weavers Down, 26 vii 2009
Photo: Michael Blencowe

Kingstanding Car Park, Ashdown Forest, 06 iv 2015
Photo: Charles Waters

1st instar larva
Ashes Wood, 17 ix 2014
Photo: Keith Alexander

Mill Hill, 28 iv 2013
Photo: Mark Cadey

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