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

Identification

Usually distinctive. Care required, potential confusion with Common Carpet and Cloaked Carpet.

Recording Method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as a pupa. Pupates underground.

Larval foodplants

Unknown in the wild.

Habitat

Woodland and wooded hedgerows.

History

The first record for D&G was of two taken at light near Whithorn on 2 June 2026. Two different individuals were trapped the following night at the same site on 3 June. These individuals are almost certainly derived from the strong population in Northern Ireland. It is not clear whether these four individuals are all new arrivals here, or whether local breeding is taking place.