Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Certainly very local, but not so rare as thought before 1890. Often singly at electric lights in Ipswich town (Mly, Pyett, Baylis, Platten teste W. H. Harwood); Waldringfield, at light in August 1931 (Wlr); taken several, and found work of larvae at Needham (L); larvae at Blaxhall believed to be this species (Hkr); abundant signs of its work in Butterburr-roots at Bury (Norgate, post 1890).
Recent Suffolk status: Very local in VC25. No recent records from VC26.
Life history: Single-brooded.
Identification: Rosy rustic is similar but is more pinkish in colour and is smaller.
Habitat: River valleys, coastal sites, normally not too far from patches of the foodplant.  | Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required. | |
Recorded in 12 (21%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1890.
Last Recorded in 2023. |