Noctuidae

73.099 Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Common

Similar species: Rustic Hoplodrina blanda has a more rounded, darker grey-brown forewing without any speckling and a stronger central band.

Forewing: 13 to 15mm

Habitats: Woodland rides and clearings, grasslands, downland, heathland and gardens.

Habits: The moth nectars at flowers after dark and comes to sugar and light

Foodplant: The polyphagous larva feeds on Dandelion, Knotgrass, chickweed, Compass Plant, docks, Primrose and other low growing plants. It pupates in a cocoon in the soil.

On the European mainland it has also been recorded feeding on Hedge Bedstraw, hawkbits, sandwort and plantains.