Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: General occurrence.

Flight Period: Double brooded in June and July with a partial second brood in August and September; sometimes appearing well into October, possibly as a small third brood.

Observations: The Fineshade Rothamsted moth trap running in woodland for eight years from 1993 returned a total of eight moths with an overall flight period from 9 June to 25 September. When they occur the autumn moths are significantly smaller in size.

L.O.N.: 1907. Many localities. Rather common.

First Record: 1842, Clark.