Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Frequently very numerous, and nowhere absent. Rather sparse around Ipswich; Playford (Ent. Wk. Int. 1857, ii); from Sizewell and Southwold to Tuddenham Fen and Worlington, where it abounded at light in August 1934 (Mly, D); Beccles, Hopton and Gorleston (Mr).
Recent Suffolk Status: Abundant and widespread.
Life history: Double-brooded. Larvae found fairly regularly in the county on various flowers.
Identification: Fairly unmistakeable.
Habitat: A wide variety of habitats.Recorded in 54 (93%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1933.
Last Recorded in 2023. |