Identification

Unmistakable.

Recording Method

Attracted to light. Flies from dusk and occasionally disturbed by day

Life cycle

Overwinters as a pupa just under the ground or in plant debris. Larva are present from mid-July to late September.

Larval foodplants

Bilberry.

Habitat

Open woodland but also moorland and heathland.

Stragglers can be noted away from usual breeding areas.