Morley's Final Catalogue: Locally abundant in east Suffolk, especially along the coast, where we have heard of drowned imagines being washed up in myriads at Southwold, about 1926. Often at light in Ipswich; abundant at Beccles; Gorleston. Unnoted in west Suffolk up to 1890, though actually frequent in the Breck marhses, where it feeds on any Salicineae; pupae at Rushbrook (Norgate); larvae common on osiers at Sudbury in spring of 1898 (Ransom).

Recent Suffolk status: Locally common.

Life history: Single-brooded in the summer.

Identification: Yellow-tail and Brown-tail are much smaller and don't have black and white banded legs.

Habitat: Woodland, wet woodland, parks, gardens, wetlands.

Recorded in 52 (90%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1926. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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