Noctuidae

73.153 Union Rustic Pabulatrix pabulatricula (Brahm, 1791)

Extinct

Similar species: Although superficially similar to the minors (which are smaller), with care this moth should not be mistaken for any other British or Irish species.

Forewing: 12 to 15mm

Habitats: Grassy clearings in open woodland. Last recorded in Hertfordshire in 1935.

Habits: The moth comes to sugar before dusk and later to light.

Foodplant: Unknown in Britain. On the European mainland it feeds on grasses.