Distribution and Abundance: Very common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: In overlapping generations from April to September.

Observations: In general, records prior to the 1950’s show the moth to be on the wing for a much shorter period in the year. Wallis’s 1907 records below were from 10 May to 9 July and these were typical of the period. In 1938 records on 8 April and 23 July were regarded as early and late emergences. At that time it looks as if the county was more akin to the northern flight periods of the moth.

L.O.N.: 1907. Everywhere. Abundant.

First Record: 1842, Clark.