Morley's Final Catalogue: Bred at Playford in April 1857 (Gr, Ent. Wk. Int. ii, 11; not in Nat.). Fifty larvae at Tuddenham (Entom. ii, 340) Fen, feeding on birch (Wrt, Suff. Inst. iv, 1870, 220) and pupae there in 1900 (Sparke); Brandon (Wrn). Uncommon and usually found singly elsewhere: Bentley (Ml), in Old Hall wood (Hkg) Blythburgh in 1936 (Gd); Beccles (Mr) and Oulton Broad (Trans ii, 297); rare at Lound (Paget), Fritton, Belton (Wiltshire).

Recent Suffolk Status: Widespread and common.

Life history: Double-brooded.

Identification: Iron coloured wing markings render easy identification.

Habitat: In a wide variety of habitats.

Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1857.
Last Recorded in 2023.