Red Underwing (Catocala nupta) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Abingdon, Oxon., on July 31st 2021. (© David Hastings) (1/1032th sec at f1.8) DescriptionFamily: Erebidae (ABH : 72.078) Wing span: 66 - 80mm This large moth has a grey forewing with irregular jagged cross-lines and bands. The hindwing is red, with a bold black border and scalloped white fringe. It is found in most of southern Britain, but is local in Cornwall and west Wales. It is scarce in Ireland and Scotland. Habitats are woodland, parkland, scrub, carr, riverbanks and gardens. There is one generation per year, from August to October. The egg is the over-wintering stage. Larvae feed on poplars and willows. It comes to light in small numbers, but often ignores light-traps in favour of wine ropes and sugar. It is sometimes found at rest on walls during the day. Earliest UK sighting: 14th July ; Latest UK sighting: 3rd September Sightings
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