LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea

Noctuidae (Noctuids) > Hadeninae > Hadenini

Checklist ref. 73.257

Designation: 'macro-moth'

Status: common where suitable habitat occurs

Typical habitat: heaths and moors

Larval foodplant:           the terminal shoots of Heather and Bell Heather

Flight behaviour: flies during the day in good weather

Flight season: April - August with two overlapping generations

Note: listed as a recognised day-flying (DF) species