A common species throughout the region.

A lowland species most frequently found in cultivated areas but common in many other areas.

Overwinters mainly as a pupa but also as a larva. Adults are attracted to light but also come to sugar too.

Recorded in 95 (68%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2023)