Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Not known from the country in Morley's time. First UK record was in 1978.
Recent Suffolk Status: Scarce immigrant. First noted in the county in 2004, at Purdis Farm, Ipswich (N. Sherman). A run of coastal records from that year up until 2009, then went unrecorded until 2016. Since then it has been almost annual in Suffolk.
Life history: Double-brooded. Most Suffolk records have been of the second generation.
Identification: A very plain, nondescript noctuid. A faint reddish streak may be visible on some moths. The slightly similar Pale mottled willow has black spots along the costa.
Habitat: Mainly coastal sites but has been noted inland on a handful of occasions.  | Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required. | |
Recorded in 7 (12%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2004.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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