Status
Scarce.
Chalk downs and scrubland where buckthorn grows, and damp wooded areas and hedgerows where alder buckthorn occurs.
Similar to A. badiana. More characteristic chestnut-brown forewing markings.
Larval records of leaf spinning on Alder Buckthorn in 2006 and recent Breckland records.
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Recorded in 7 (9%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023. |