Number of records: 251
Recorded in: 113 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 13 iv 2024
Identification difficulty
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species Mine: Distinctive Notes: Confusion with fly mines
A resident species often fairly common to common at mv light in a wide range of habitats. Sometimes locally very common in deciduous woods and on heathery commons. Widely distributed. Single-brooded, flying mainly from mid-April to early May. Larvae feed on oak. (Pratt, 2011)
Burton Mill Pond, 30 iii 2025 Photo: Colin Piper
Lindfield, 22 iv 2019 Photo: Bob Foreman
Uckfield, 10 iv 2020 Photo: Alison Playle
Etchingham, 16 iv 2015 Photo: Caroline Moore
Crowborough, 08 v 2016 Photo: Charles Waters
Crowborough, 20 iv 2018 Photo: Charles Waters
Scotney Estate, 18 iv 2022 Photo: Charles Waters
Broadfield, Crawley, 31 iv 2021 Photo: Anthony Bennett
