Number of records: 23
Recorded in: 20 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 00 2000
Identification difficulty
: 2Species where care is needed for identification. Should not present any difficulty for experienced recorders, but inexperienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence in the form of photographs of reasonable quality that show as many of the identification features as possible or, alternatively, a specimen. Even experienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence if the record is outside of the normal flight period or geographical range of the species.
This moth is a Notable Class A Red Data Book species which has been extinct in the east of the county since 1953 and presumed extinct in the west since 2000. It did occur singly in woodland rides and clearings being extremely local and distinctly irregular in appearance. Only likely to be rediscovered near the Hampshire border. Single-brooded flying mainly from mid May to mid June, sometimes to late June. The larvae feed on devil's-bit scabious. (Pratt, 2011)
Powerstock Common Dorset, 24 v 2010 Photo: Keith Alexander
