73.181 BF2273 - Pink-barred Sallow - Noctuidae - Xanthia togata

73.181 BF2273 - Noctuidae - Xyleninae - Xanthia togata - Pink-barred Sallow

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: A distinctive autumn moth. Ground colour a bright mustard yellow dappled with pinkish-brown blotches and a pinkish/reddish brown semi-central cross-band. The head and shoulders are also bright reddish or pinkish brown and this feature helps to eliminate other sallow species. The forewing appears slightly hooked in shape.

Distribution: A resident that is widely distributed and locally common in Derbyshire. Found in all areas of the county where there is sallow growing, so main population is found in the southern Trent valley region and the coal measures.

Flight Period: August / September / October / - On the wing August – October.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 27-30mm
Forewing: 13-16mm

Food Plant: The young larvae feed inside the catkins of sallow (Salix), but when they are more mature, they feed on a range of herbaceous plants.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Pink-barred Sallow – Melbourne – Tony Davison

Pink-barred Sallow – 12th October 2006 – Melbourne- Tony Davison

Pink-barred Sallow – Jim Mart Nature Reserve near Ashover, 9/9/23 – Nikki Mahadevan

Pink-barred Sallow - Jim Mart Nature Reserve near Ashover, 9th September 2023 - Nikki Mahadevan