Vine's rustic
This moth can produce two or more generations in a single year and now flies from spring until well into autumn across much of its range.
| Where | Gardens, grassland and woodland rides |
|---|---|
| Size | 32 to 34 mm wingspan |
| When | May to September |
Vine's rustic has plain brownish forewings with faint, rounded stigmata and a subtle darker band, giving it an understated appearance typical of many rustic moths in this family.
Caterpillars feed on low herbaceous plants such as dandelion and plantain, and the species produces overlapping generations through the warmer months, making it one of the most frequently recorded moths at garden light traps.
Traits
Habitat
Garden
Colour
Brown
Active
Night
To people
Attracted to light; harmless to people.
Activity through the year
Often confused with
Very similar in size at 31 to 35 mm wingspan but greyer and glossier, with less contrasting stigmata than Vine's rustic.
Questions
Is the Vine's rustic dangerous to people?
Attracted to light; harmless to people.
When can you see the Vine's rustic?
The Vine's rustic can be seen from May to September, at night.
Plate retouched from a photo by Ben Sale from Stevenage, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons Licence
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