Mottled Grey - Colostygia multistrigaria
Wingspan 26 to 31 mm.
This species occupies damp woodlands, mosses and heathland.
It has an early spring emergence, being on the wing in March and April.
The larvae feed on bedstraw during early summer.
Fairly well distributed over much of the British Isles. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Mark Skevington
Charnwood Lodge
01 April 2011
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
01 April 2026
Annie Smith
Charnwood Lodge
17 March 2016
Dylan
Melton garden
20 February 2023
Mottled Grey
Margaret McLoughlin
Charnwood Lodge NR
21 March 2017
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Species profile
- Common names
- Mottled Grey
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 01/04/2011 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 01/04/2026 (Higgott, Mike)
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