Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Quite a common species everywhere.
Recent Suffolk Status: Common.
Life history: Single brooded in the summer. Males can be seen in the daytime flying fast over the habitat, searching for the newly emerged females. Females come regularly to light. Larvae regularly found in autumn and again in the spring.
Identification: No similar species occur in the county.
Habitats: Woodland, heathland, gardens, scrub, rough grassland.Recorded in 46 (79%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1894.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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