Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded in April and May.

Observations: The Fineshade woodland Rothamsted light trap shows an average of ten moths with an overall flight period from 31 March to 25 May for the years 1993 to 1999. The moth was unusually plentiful at light amongst rose in late April and early May 1987 in the open woodland at Spanhoe Wood.

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

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.