A fairly common resident.

A species of woods, hedges, road verges, rough areas.

Overwinters as a pupa. Adults seldom seen except when attracted sparingly to light.

Note Two white dots close to the trailing edges of fore- and hind-wing. Also a distinctive pale spot on the thorax. Melanic varieties, which are particularly common, cannot easily be separated from those of Larch and Golden-rod Pugs without dissection.

Recorded in 105 (75%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1867. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) Additional Stats

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