A very common species across the region.
Found in a wide range of habitats.
Overwinters as a pupa while adults come readily to light and also visit sallow catkins.
Note this is a very variable moth and can be mistaken for Lead-coloured Drab but that has feathered antennae. Recorded in 118 (84%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1869. Last Recorded in 2022. (Data up to end 2022) |