Noctuidae

73.234 Brindled Ochre Dasypolia templi (Thunberg, 1792)

Local

Similar species: Northern Rustic Standfussiana lucernea is superficially similar, but has a silky texture to a forewing that has less obvious oval and kidney marks. The hindwing is dark-grey with a white fringe rather than yellowish suffused with grey and a yellow-brown fringe. The males lack the broadly feathered antennae.

Forewing: 18 to 23mm

Habitats: Coastal cliffs, rough grassland and sand-dunes. In the north of Britain it also inhabits upland grassland, marshes and moorland.

Habits: The moth comes to light. It does not feed and only the female overwinters.

Foodplant: The larva feeds inside the stems and then in the roots of Hogweed and Wild Angelica. In captivity it will accept cultivated Carrot. It pupates just under the soil surface. In mainland Europe it has been recorded from Ground Elder and Lovage.