Number of records: 655
Recorded in: 118 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 27 vii 2024
Identification difficulty
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species
A resident species that usually occurs singly, sometimes sparingly to mv light across the county. It is occasionally fairly common in a few woods in West Sussex. The moth is single-brooded, flying mainly from mid June to mid August, sometimes from late May to the third week of August. The larvae feed on hawthorn and sloe. (Pratt, 2011).
Battle, 30 vii 2022 Photo: Adrienne Norbury
Queens Park, Brighton, 16 vi 2020 Photo: Colin Piper
