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

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Recording method

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Overwinters as an egg on the foodplant. Larvae May to July. Pupates among plant debris.

Larval foodplants

Various trees including Alder, birches, limes and elms.

Habitat

Wooded areas including parks and gardens.

History

First recorded for Dumfries and Galloway in 1862 for VC73 at Mabie Forest by Lennon who said it was ‘not common’, in 1910 for VC74 at Corsemalzie by Gordon who stated it was ‘common at light’ but not until 1946 for VC72 at Tynron by Duncan.