Red List: Least Concern (LC). GB Status: Common.

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording Method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Larvae late June to early October. Pupates on the foodplant or in plant litter.

Larval foodplants

A wide range of broadleaved trees and shrubs including hawthorns, Blackthorn, Crab Apple, oaks, birches, Hazel, limes and elms.

Habitat

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens and other wooded or scrubby areas.

History

The first record for D&G was one at Kippford (VC 73) on 29 May 2022. This was quickly followed by multiple records in 2023, mainly in VC73 but also VC74. Now widely established in the region.