Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Male. Taken at Aston, Oxon., on June 5th 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/160th sec at f/11) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.320) Wing span: 34 - 36mm This species is similar to the Heart and Dart and Turnip Moth, but the forewing is shorter and broader, giving a stocky appearance, and the central dart mark is usually dark, blunt and more club-like. The forewing is a variable shade of brown. The basal two-thirds of the antennae are feathered in the male. It is well distributed in England north to the Wash, and in south Wales. It is more local in the rest of Wales, the Midlands and northern England. Habitats are open, dry places, typically on light soils, including gardens. There is one generation from mid-June to early August. It over-winters as a larva. Larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants, including Fat-hen, Broad-leaved Dock and Wild Carrot. It comes frequently to light, sugar and flowers. Earliest UK sighting: 5th June ; Latest UK sighting: 25th July Sightings
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