| Status:
Resident. Distribution
and Abundance: Fairly common.
Primary Habitat: General
occurrence.
Flight Period: Single
brooded in May and June.
Observations: The
moth is regularly seen in gardens where the cultivation
of foxgloves, the foodplant of the caterpillar, has
undoubtedly helped the spread of the species in the
county. My own garden records show that the moth was
absent from the garden for many years despite the
proximity of foxgloves nearby. After a few foxgloves were
planted and became established in the garden the moth has
been recorded at light almost annually.
L.O.N.: 1905.
Kettering. Only two.
First Record: 1905,
Wallis.
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