Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Probably double brooded with an occasional partial third brood. Records extend from May to October.

Observations: The moth varies considerably in abundance from site to site and is probably at its most plentiful on agricultural land. It was particularly common at a garden m.v. light in Wellingborough in the 1950’s where eighty-nine were recorded in 1951 between 29 May to 1 October. Although the flight period is similar, in more recent times site catches are generally considerably less than this. Despite the proximity of agricultural land those at Pitsford Reservoir light trap averaged four moths for the five years from 1999 to 2004.

L.O.N.: 1907. Everywhere. Common, often abundant.

First Record: 1882, Hull & Tomalin.