Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Dotted Chestnut-Conistra rubiginea

Friday, December 10, 2021

Dotted Chestnut - Conistra rubiginea. The moth is from the family of Noctuidae – subfamily ---- Xyleninae. . It Is a medium-sized macro moth, with a wingspan of 30 to 35 mm. As one generation and its flight season are from October to November, the moth then hibernates and appears again in early spring. The moth habitats are mainly woodland and heathland. The moth hibernates as an adult overwinter. The larva appears from April to mid-June, The larva foodplants are not well known in the wild, but it is assumed to feed on many deciduous trees. The moth is a nationally scarce species of the UK.

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