Erebidae

72.065 Levant Blackneck Tathorhynchus exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)

Immigrant

Similar species: This moth is unlikely to be mistaken for any other British or Irish species.

Forewing: 13 to 18mm

Habitats: Its native habitat is dry or arid scrub grassland.

Habits: The moth is a migrant to the European mainland. It comes to light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. In the Canary Islands, Middle East and Africa it feeds on Lucerne, Spanish Broom, Tree Indigo and other plants in the pea family.