Rosie described it as being uncommon in Region 4. There are two records from the Reay Rothamsted site in 1992 and 1993
Scottish Status: Common - stable. UK Status: Local
Significant decline in distribution in central and eastern England since 1970 (cf: Atlas of Britain & Ireland's Larger Moths)
Lower photograph shows deeply scalloped underwing which helps to distinguish this species from Purple Thorn
First and last flight dates recorded in Caithness: 19th May to 27th June
MAP: blue dots last record 2000 to 2009 red dots last record 2010 to 2019
green dots last record 2020 to present
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