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  July to September. Pupates in a cocoon on a leaf of the foodplant or in a bark crevice.

Larval foodplants

A variety of broadleaved trees, including oaks, birches and Beech but also elms, Hazel, Aspen and Sweet Chestnut.

Habitat

Well-wooded areas, including parkland and gardens.