Brown-line Bright-eye (Mythimna conigera) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on July 8th 2023. (1/250th sec at f14. © David Hastings) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae Wing span: 30 - 34mm The English name of this moth is derived from the conspicuous white tear-shaped mark at the base of a small kidney mark, and brown cross-lines and veins towards the outer edge. The ground colour is either tawny or rusty-brown. It is common in most of England and Wales. It is widespread in SW and eastern Scotland, but very local in the west. It is mostly coastal in Ireland. Habitats are a wide range of grasslands, including woodland rides and edges, and rough grassland and gardens in urban areas. There is one generation from June to August, or July to August in the north. It over-winters as a larva. Larvae feed on grasses, including Common Couch and Cock's-foot. It comes to light and sugar, and feeds at flowers. Sightings
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