Status
Scarce.
Charcoal-grey species with a distinct yellow head and two sets of raised scale-tufts on forewings.
Adult flies in morning sunshine around branches of hawthorn.
Rests with spread wings and waving antennae.
Woodland edges, scrub and hedgerows.
VC27,28 records [MBGBI vol4.1 p217]Recorded in 18 (24%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2022. |