Family:
Noctuidae
Page 15 of 23
| 2306
|
Angle
Shades |
Phlogophora
meticulosa |
Wingspan
45-50mm |
409
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
immigrant, common throughout most of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
gardens, fens, hedgrerows |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Wide
range of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in a cocoon just below ground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2312
|
The
Olive |
Ipimorpha
subtusa |
Wingspan
27-30mm |
10
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, thinly distributed in England, Wales and S Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Broadleaf
woodland, marshes, gravel pits, parks, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Aspen
and other Poplars |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg laid on the food plant. Pupates in an underground cocoon |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2314
|
Dingy
Shears |
Enargia
ypsillon |
Wingspan
32-42mm |
4
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, well distributed in S and E England, more local in
N areas |
| Habitat: |
Oaks,
woodland, marshes, fens, river banks |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Leaves
and catkins of Willow, Sallow, Poplars |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in a cocoon under bark or on soil surface |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2316
|
Lesser-spotted
Pinion |
Cosmia
affinis |
Wingspan
28-35mm |
0
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, occurs locally in S half of England and Wales, scattered
records further north |
| Habitat: |
Hedgerows,
Elm woods |
Laval
Food Plant: |
English
Elm, Small-leaved Elm, Wych Elm |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in a cocoon among old leaves |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2318
|
The
Dun-bar |
Cosmia
trapezina |
Wingspan
25-33mm |
24
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
shrubs, garden, hedgerows |
Laval
Food Plant: |
On
a range of deciduous trees also known to feed on larva of
other species |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in a cocoon among old leaves |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2319
|
Lunar-spotted
Pinion |
Cosmia
pyralina |
Wingspan
29-34mm |
0
|
Photo
© Mark Skevington |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, distributed mainly in Southern Britain S of Yorkshire |
| Habitat: |
Hedgerows,
scrub, woodland, parks |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Blackthorn,
Hawthorn, Elms |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in a cocoon among old leaves |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2321
|
Dark
Arches |
Apamea
monoglypha |
Wingspan
42-55mm |
4163
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, abundant throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
grassland, arable land, woodland, heathland and marshes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Base
of stem of various grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva in a chamber among grass roots. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2322
|
Light
Arches |
Apamea
lithoxylaea |
Wingspan
43-50mm |
224
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, widespread throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Wide
range of grassy places including gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Initially
flowers and seed, later stem bases of grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva at the base of the food plant. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2325
|
Crescent
Striped |
Apamea
oblonga |
Wingspan
36-42mm |
1
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
Nationall Scarce B, Recorded only on the E coast of England |
| Habitat: |
Salt
marshes, estuaries, mud flats, coastal marshes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Roots
and stem bases of grasses |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva. Pupates in an underground chamber |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2326
|
Clouded-bordered
Brindle |
Apamea
crenata |
Wingspan
36-44mm |
9
|
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, widespread throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
grassland. fens, moorland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Grasses
including Cocks-foot |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva close to the ground. Pupates in a cell among roots |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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