Distribution and Abundance: Common.

Primary Habitat: Woodland.

Flight Period: Single brooded in June and July.

Observations: Generally historically this species was rather less common in the county than its congener the Plain Golden Y, (A. jota). Currently the reverse seems to apply and certainly this is borne out by the records from the static Pitsford Reservoir light traps. Returns for the ten years from 1999 to 2008 show an overall total of one hundred and thirty-four Beautiful and one hundred and twelve Plain Golden Y moths recorded.

L.O.N.: 1906. Several localities. Not uncommon.

First Record: 1842, Clark.