Status
Rare.
Formerly restricted to the Breck district of East Anglia.
Confirmed West Norfolk records from Dersingham in 2012 & 2014 and recently from Methwold, Weeting, North Elmham and Flitcham.
The first British record is of 3 specimens taken at East Wretham, Norfolk by Bishop Whittingham in June 1933.
Suffolk Breck records from Santon Downham (B. Palmer, 1987-9) and Lakenheath, Tuddenham and Mildenhall (R. Uffen, 1980's)
[MBGBI vol3 p311]  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
| Case: A good quality photo or specimen of the case and plant/pabulum and gen. det. of bred moth is
required. | |
Recorded in 12 (16%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1933.
Last Recorded in 2023. |