Noctuidae

73.080 Latin Moth Callopistria juventina (Stoll, 1782)

Immigrant

Similar species: This moth with a cream edged kidney mark, oval and veins, plus pink outer edge to the outer central cross-line, hooked wing and very hairy legs, is unlikely to be mistaken for any other British or Irish species.

Forewing: 15 to 16mm

Habitats: In Europe it inhabits deciduous and mixed woodland clearings and where Bracken is a ground cover in open woodland.

Habits: The moth comes to sugar and light.

Foodplant: The early stages have not been recorded in Britain. On the European mainland the larva feeds on Bracken. It overwinters as a larva in a cocoon in the leaf litter where it pupates in the spring.