Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: By no means uncommon, broadly distributed. Bentley Woods, Ipswich, Monks Soham, Needham to Tuddenham; Aldeburgh, Aldringham, Southwold to Gorleston.
Recent Suffolk Status: Common.
Life history: Single-brooded. Records from May to August in Suffolk.
Identification: Quite a variable species. See Crescent striped, White colon, Dark brocade, Light brocade and Pale-shouldered brocade, all of which are similar.
Habitat: Grasslands, gardens, hedgerows, open woods.Recorded in 50 (86%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023. |