73.045 BF2289 - Knot Grass - Noctuidae - Acronicta rumicis

73.045 BF2289 - Noctuidae - Acronictinae - Acronicta rumicis - Knot Grass

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 long-winged moth with a distinct pale chalky-white spot in the central area of the forewing. The spot contains a prominent oval mark and a black outlined kidney mark just below it and on the outer edge. Other wise mottled grey, pale grey and black.

Distribution: A resident that is well distributed and generally locally common in Derbyshire. Less common in the south of the county with very few records despite being described as a common species in 1986.

Flight Period: May / June / July / August / September / - On the wing May – September.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 30-35mm
Forewing: 16-20mm

Food Plant: Herbaceous plants.

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

IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© – Melbourne August 5th 2020 – Tony Davison©