Number of records: 6,099
Recorded in: 491 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 22 ix 2024
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.
Resident. Normally occurs sparingly or fairly commonly at mv light in a wide range of habitats, and is occasionally common along the downs and coast. Probably generally distributed, but very local and episodic in numbers. Ususually single-brooded, flying mainly from early July to late August. A partial second emergence occasionally appears between late September and late October. Larvae feed on commonplace lichen, xanthoria parietina. Also said to feed on bramble, although this may only be in captivity. (Pratt, 2011)
Seaford, 28 vii 2025 Photo: Peter Martin
Long Wood, 26 vii 2025 Photo: Heather Martin
Scotney Castle Estate, 18 ix 2023 Photo: Charles Waters and Alison Playle
Climping, 21 vii 2008 Photo: Matthew Sennitt
Bracklesham, 09 xi 2017 Photo: Derek Lee
Findon, 15 viii 2021 Photo: John Christlieb
Scotney Castle, 08 vii 2022 Photo: Charles Waters and Alison Playle
