A common species across the south of the region, less common in the north.

A species of damp woodland, fens, boggy areas.

Little is know of its early stages. Adults fly from dusk and are attracted to light and sugar.

Note can be mistaken for a pyralid such as Eudonia or Scoparia.

Recorded in 80 (57%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)