73.099 BF2384 - Vine's Rustic - Noctuidae - Hoplodrina ambigua

73.099 BF2384 - Noctuidae - Xyleninae - Hoplodrina ambigua - Vine's Rustic

Adult Macro: CAT 2 - Can be confused with other species -

- click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

- Generally Common / Widespread - Migrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Uncertain, The Rustic

ID pointers: Forewing colour is a pale grey or pale to dark brownish grey, or silvery-grey. Oval and kidney marks are obvious but larger and rounder than Uncertain and Rustic. The cross-lines are similar but central band faint. Hind wing is whitish with a faint pearly sheen.

Distribution: A resident that continues to be present in the county and also a probable immigrant. It is now spreading from the east, as most records seem to come from the south and east along the coal measures. (2022) -The species now appears to be widely distributed in the county. It was last included in the DANES Journal round-up in 2007.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 32-34mm
Forewing: 13-15mm

Food Plant: Dock (Rumex) andPlantain (Plantago).

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

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