Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on June 17th 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/500th sec at f/10) DescriptionFamily: Erebidae (ABH : 72.003) Wing span: 30 - 38mm This moth is easy to recognise, due to its very long upturned palps or 'snout'. It has a broad, distinctly hooked forewing with clear, dark brown cross lines. The base colour is brown to dull greyish-brown. It can be found throughout the British Isles. It can be found in any habitat where the larval foodplant grows. There are two generations in most of the British Isles, June to early August and late August to October. The larva is the over-wintering stage. The larval foodplant is Common Nettle. It is easily disturbed from vegetation during the day. Flies at dusk and comes to light and sugar. Earliest UK sighting: 21st May ; Latest UK sighting: 16th September Sightings
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