Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Levelly distributed and common throughout the county at sugar, ivy and at light in autumn.
Recent Suffolk Status: Common.
Life history: Single-brooded. Still recorded commonly in numbers at light, sugar and Ivy blossom. F. capucina is recorded from the county in small numbers.
Larvae are regularly found in Suffolk in late spring, mainly on Hawthorn and Blackthorn.
Identification: Unmistakeable.
Habitat: Woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens.Recorded in 50 (86%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023. |