73.042 BF2286  -  Noctuidae -  Acronictinae - Acronicta menyanthidis - Light Knot Grass Adult Macro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -       PDF Icon - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>  Noctuidae ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Quite a chunky looking moth with rather broad and rounded grey wings, quite variable in colour and markings. An obvious small oval pale centred with a dark outline and a most conspicuous black lined kidney mark and outer cross-line that is pale bordered on the inner edge. Sometimes there is a black streak flicking through the central area of the outer cross-line. A superb image below shows an example of the dark colour morph f.suffusa.
Distribution:  (Last record: 26/05/2024 at Glossop )  -  Last recorded 2024 – A resident that is confined to the upland grit-stone moors of the Central and Peak areas of Derbyshire. All records apart from one recorded in a Darley Dale garden (2009) and another from a garden in Ripley (2008), have been recorded from moorland habitat.
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  On the wing May – June. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen, Simon Roddis  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 33-41mm
Forewing: 16-20mm
Food Plant: Bog myrtle (Myrica gale) and Bilberry (Vaccinium).
Last Recorded Date: 26/05/2024
Last Recorded By: Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area: Glossop
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Glossop, Derbyshire – Christian Heintzen ©  /   Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis ©

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