Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on October 18th 2024. (© David Hastings) (1/200th sec at f11)  Form capucina. Taken at Aston, Oxon., on October 11th 2022. (© David Hastings) (1/200th sec at f13) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.068) Wing span: 34 - 40mm There are two forms of this unmistakable moth. The paler form has a brown fore-wing, streaked and dusted with bright metallic green; the amount of green is variable. The dark form capucina has a dark brown fore-wing marked with tawny brown, and lacks the metallic green. This form is only found in Britain. It is common and well-distributed throughout the British Isles. It can be found in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens. There is one generation per year, from late September to early November. It over-winters as an egg. Larvae feed on hawthorns, Crab Apple, Blackthorn, Dog-rose, plums and contoneasters. It comes regularly to light and sugar. It can often be found after dark feeding on Ivy flowers or blackberries. Earliest UK sighting: 25th September ; Latest UK sighting: 30th October Sightings
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