Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on March 21st 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/320th sec at f/10) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.032) Wing span: 28 - 34mm The Nut-tree Tussock is a thickset, furry moth. The forewing is broad, rounded and usually predominantly grey-brown in the basal half, contrasting with grey or pale brown in the outer half. It can be found throughout the British Isles, except for north Wales, the north Midlands and northern England, where it local and patchy. Its habitat is broad-leaved woodland. There are two generations in southern Britain, April/May and July/August. In Scotland and Ireland there is one generation in May/June. It over-winters as a pupa. Larvae feed on Beech, Hazel, birches, oaks, Field Maple, Hornbeam and other broadleaved trees. The male flies from dusk and comes frequently to light. The female is rather sedentary. Earliest UK sighting: 21st March ; Latest UK sighting: 30th July Sightings
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