Rosy Marbled - Elaphria venustula
Wingspan 19 to 23mm.
Frequenting dry, open woodland.
It flies at the end of May and in June, from dusk into the night, when it comes to light.
The larval foodplant is not fully known in this country, but is suspected to be Tormentil.
A local species, occurring mainly in certain localities in the south-east of England. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as Nationally Scarce B.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Margaret McLoughlin
Charnwood Forest
10 June 2023
Photo credit - Mark Skevington
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Swithland Wood
20 June 2014
glfmaf14
Swithland Wood
20 June 2014
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Species profile
- Common names
- Rosy Marbled
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 20/06/2014 (FINCH, GRAHAM)
- Last record:
- 10/06/2023 (McLoughlin, Margaret)
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