Chequered Grass-moth (Catoptria falsella) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Shilton, Oxon., on July 13th 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/200th sec at f/11) DescriptionFamily: Crambidae (ABH : 63.102) Wing span: 18 - 24mm The fore-wing is pale straw yellow, heavily speckled with dark brown, with a white longitudinal streak, broadly and obliquely divided by a cross-line at about two-thirds. There is another cross-line at about four-fifths, which is strongly elbowed near the apex and double-angled near the dorsum. It can be found in most of Britain. Recorded as new to Ireland in 2005. Habitats are places where thick moss grows, including gardens, farm buildings and woodland. The flight period is from June to September. Larvae feed on mosses. It comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 13th July ; Latest UK sighting: 15th September Sightings
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