LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea

Erebidae (Snouts, Marbleds, Tussocks, Tigers, Footman Moths ...) > Arctiinae > Arctiini (Tiger Moths)

Checklist ref. 72.030

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: previously restricted to the Channel Isles and parts of the south coast

Typical habitat: rough grassland, hedgerows - predominantly coastal, but now spreading inland

Larval foodplant:           various herbaceous plants, including nettles

Flight behaviour: flies at night, but also during the day in sunshine when it feeds on flowers

Flight season: July - September