Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on July 24th 2022. (© David Hastings) (1/400th sec at f11) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.064) Wing span: 32 - 38mm This moth has mousy brown fore-wings which are almost plain apart from a small dark oval and kidney mark, the latter being represented by two small dots. It is found in England, Wales and eastern Scotland. Is is declining in western Scotland, and is a local coastal species in Ireland. It occupies a range of habitats, including gardens, woodland, sand dunes, moorland and fens. There is one generation from July to September. It over-winters as an egg. Larvae feed on the leaves and sometimes flowers of a wide range of wild and cultivated herbaceous plants, including Salad Burnet, teasels, Mugwort, Fennel and Californian Poppy. It comes regularly to light, sugar and flowers. It often runs rapidly towards cover when exposed to light (just like a mouse) Earliest UK sighting: 12th July ; Latest UK sighting: 8th September Sightings
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