Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on August 29th 2022. (© David Hastings) (1/250th sec at f11) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.113) Wing span: 42 - 50mm This moth is unmistakable. When fresh, most examples are olive green and pinkish brown, but these colours usually fade. It can be found throughout the British Isles, but is probably only an immigrant in the northern isles and northern Scotland. Ubiquitous. It is frequent in gardens, hedgerows, fens and woodland. It has been recorded year-round, but mainly in April to early July, and again from late July to November. The second generation is bolstered by immigrants. It over-winters as a larva. Larvae feed on a wide range of wild and cultivated herbaceous and woody plants, including Common Nettle, Hop, Red Valerian, Bramble, Hazel, birches and oaks. It comes to light, and feeds at sugar and flowers. It is often found by day, resting on walls, fences or vegetation. Earliest UK sighting: 14th March ; Latest UK sighting: 14th October Sightings
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