Family:
Noctuidae
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| 2289
|
Knot
Grass |
Acronicta
rumicis |
Wingspan
30-35mm |
13
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed in England, less frequent in Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Grassland,
heatland, wetlands, some woodlands |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Herbaceous
woody plants including Docks, Sorrel and Water Mint |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon in the leaf litter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2290
|
Reed
Dagger |
Simyra
albovenosa |
Wingspan
32-40mm |
0
|
Photo
© Mark Skevington
|
| Status: |
Resident,
suspected immigrant, Nationall Scarce B. Largely confined
to East Anglia and S coast |
| Habitat: |
Among
reeds of various wetland habitat |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Common
Reed and other wetland plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon among living reed foliage |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2293
|
Marbled
Beauty |
Cryphia
domestica |
Wingspan
20-25mm |
44
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, mainly well distributed in Britain but more local
in Scotland |
| Habitat: |
A
wide range of habitats including suburbs |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Lichens
on rocks, trees, walls, roofs |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva among the foodplant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2297
|
Copper
Underwing |
Amphipyra
pyramidea |
Wingspan
40-52mm |
20
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident
of southern half of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
open scrub, hedgerows, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Hawthorn,
Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Honeysuckle, among other broadleaf
trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2298
|
Svensson's
Copper Underwing
|
Amphipyra
berbera
|
Wingspan
47-56mm |
1 |
|
| Status: |
Only
separated as a species from Copper Underwing (A. pyramidea)
in the late 1960's.One
recently quoted feature is the detail of the labial palps
when viewed head-on. Svensson's has dark palps with pale
tips, whereas Copper Underwing's palps are pale throughout.
|
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
open scrub, hedgerows, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Hawthorn,
Blackthorn, Crab Apple, Honeysuckle, among other broadleaf
trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2299
|
Mouse
Moth |
Amphipyra
tragopogonis |
Wingspan
33-38mm |
92
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout, England, Wales and Lowland
Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
woodlands, sand dunes, moorland, fens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Flowers,
leaves of a wide range of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2300
|
Old
Lady |
Mormo
maura |
Wingspan
55-65mm |
0
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, distributed locally throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
River
banks, marshes, gardens, hedgerows, woodland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Blackthorn
and other trees and shrubs |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva low down in vegetation. Pupates in a cocoon
in the crevices of bark |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2301
|
Bird's
Wing |
Dypterygia
scabriuscula |
Wingspan
32-37mm |
6
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, found mainly in SE England N to Midlands. Scarce elsewhere |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, parks, heathland, scrubby areas |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Docks,
Sorrel, Knotgrass |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2302
|
Brown
Rustic |
Rusina
ferruginea |
Wingspan
32-40mm |
28
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, frequent over most of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, parks, heathland, scrubby areas |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
wide range of herbaceous plants including Vetch & Docks |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva almost fully grown. Pupates underground in a cocoon |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2303
|
Straw
Underwing |
Thalpophila
matura |
Wingspan
38-46mm |
146
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
commom, local in England and Wales, scarce in Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
parkland, gardens, grassland, sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Various
grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in an underground chamber |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2305
|
Small
Angle Shades |
Euplexia
lucipara |
Wingspan
27-32mm |
3
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout most of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
parks, heathland, moorland, woodland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Bracken
and Ferns, numerouse trees and plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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