Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Waste ground. 

Flight Period: Double brooded from June to September.

Observations: The Fineshade Rothamsted light trap produced the following data on the species in the 1990’s:-
10 June - 18 July 1993,     17
19 June - 14 Aug 1994,     15
28 June               1995,      1
19 June -  9 Sep. 1996,       7
22 May - 15 Aug 1997,     15
18 June - 22 July 1998,     10
13 June - 14 Aug 1999,     10.     

L.O.N.: 1907. Many localities. Common.

First Record: 1842, Clark.