An uncommon and declining resident species, largely in the east.

Found in open habitats like downland, heathland, rough grassland.

Overwinters as a small larva with adults coming to light and sugar.

Note: A. lutulenta was recently synonymised with A. lueneburgensis due to there being no evidence the former was British. In Europe, A. lutulenta is only known from SE Europe.

Recorded in 58 (41%) of 140 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1898. Last Recorded in 2024. (Data up to end 2024) Additional Stats

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