Number of records: 135
Recorded in: 52 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 17 x 2024
Identification difficulty
: 4Adult: Dissection required
First discovered in both vice-counties in 1997. Found at Pagham Harbour feeding on sea-beet on April 14th, 1997. Found there again on August 22nd 2001 and also there on May 31st, and September, 2002. Also found at Walberton on 25th July, 2003. The opening East Sussex record was from Camber Sands in 1997. Also found at Rye Harbour in 1998, East Hill, Hastings in 2006 and Castle Hill. Newhaven on October 1st 2009 (Pratt, 2011).
Etchingham, 28 viii 2019 Photo: Caroline Moore
Shoreham by Sea, 28 viii 2022 Photo: Chris Corrigan
Etchingham, 28 viii 2019 Photo: Caroline Moore
Findon Valley, 25 viii 2017 Photo: Mike Snelling
female East Wittering, 29 vii 2025 Photo: Mike Bailey
larva East Wittering beach, 21 3 2026 Photo: Mike Bailey
