Morley's Final Catalogue: Both are sufficiently frequent at light everywhere: Ipswich, Monks Soham, Gorleston (referring also to Uncertain).

Recent Suffolk Status: Very common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Late records into November in recent times. Larvae have been found after dark in the autumn feeding on Orache seedheads in the county.

Identification: Differs from the Rustic and the Uncertain as it has dark spots on the forewings, darker than the ground colour and it is normally smaller.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats including gardens.

Recorded in 57 (98%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1940. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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