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

See Moth of the Week (06/08/2021) 

Identification

Usually distinctive.

Photo required for record acceptance due to rarity status.

Recording Method.

Attracted to light.

Life cycle

One generation. Flight season June-July. Overwinters as a small larva. Larvae August to June. Pupates in a cocoon on a twig.

Larval foodplants

Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Apple, Pear and plums.

Habitat

Hedgerows, gardens, scrub and woodlands.

History

The first record for D&G (and for Scotland) was one attracted to light near Borgue (VC 73) on 19 July 2021. This moth is resident in the north of England so a potential colonist to the region.