Crambidae

63.003 Silver-barred Sable Pyrausta cingulata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Notable B

Similar species: Pyrausta nigrata has a more wavy outer cross-line.

Forewing: 7 to 8mm

Habitats: Limestone grassland, coastal grasslands and sand dunes.

Habits: The moth flies in the sunshine and at night. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds from a web under the basal leaves of Wild Thyme or possibly Meadow Clary. The full-fed autumn larva overwinters in a large grey-brown papery cocoon in the leaf litter and pupates there in April.