General comments:
Extremely local resident.

The discovery of this species at a field edge site in Hertfordshire coincided with discoveries in other counties. It seems improbable that this moth had newly colonised the site, which is a one-kilometre hike across unpromising arable land from the nearest road. It may have been resident here for a long time. The larval foodplant (Wild Liquorice Astragalus glycyphyllos) is vanishingly rare in Hertfordshire and apparently absent from Middlesex. All known patches have been examined and as a result there are a further two sites for the moth, both in the Bedfordshire border area (one on a public footpath and one strictly private). Negotiations with the landowners concerning future management of these sites are underway and a project is in hand to increase the existing populations.

	Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 41 10k Squares. First Recorded in 2013. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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