Status
Locally extinct.
Fens and marshy fields, apparently favouring the drier more sparse areas.
Now occurring coastally in Lincolnshire only.
Norfolk records from Stoke Ferry in 1964 and 1966.
Barrett [Trans. N&NNS, 1874] "Of this excessively rare species I took a male specimen at gas lamp in the city of Norwich, in June 1869."
BAP Priority SpeciesVerification Grade Comment: No records since the 1960s  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
Recorded in 7 (9%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 1968. |