Morley's Final Catalogue: Broadly distributed inland: utterly lacking along our entire coast-line. Usually taken at light, though it is one of the few Bombyces that come to sugar.
Recent Suffolk Status: Much declined and only now found in small numbers most years, mainly in VC26.
Life history: Single brooded, flies in early autumn.
Identification: Only similar species at the time of year is Oak processionary but that species has a pale crescent mark in the centre of the forewing.
Habitats: Woodland, wooded heathland, hedgerows.
Recorded in 26 (45%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1893. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats
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