Distribution and Abundance: Fairly common.

Primary Habitat: Wetland.

Flight period: Double brooded in May and June and again in August.

Observations: The Pitsford Water light trap records provide useful information on the main flight time and abundance in wetland for the past four seasons. These are as follows: -
1999 July-2, August-35             Total 37
2000 May-1, July-1, August-2   Total 04
2001 June-1                             Total 01
2002 June-1, July-5, August-23 Total 29

L.O.N.: 1907. Several localities. Rather common. Most irregular in appearance when raised from larvae.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.