LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea  

Erebidae (Snouts, Marbleds, Tussocks, Tigers, Footman Moths ...) > Rivulinae

Checklist ref.                 72.002

Designation:                 'macro-moth'

Status:                          relatively common particularly in the south, becoming scarcer further north

Typical habitat:             damp grassland including woodland rides, marshes

Larval foodplant:           various grasses, including Purple Moor-grass and Tor-grass

Flight behaviour:           flies from dusk, but easily disturbed during the day

Flight season:              late May - July, August - early October