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.

Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Hebrew Character - Orthosia gothica. A macro moth species from the family of Noctuidae sub family Hadeninae. The typical forms have a distinct black mark on the forewing but some forms, especially in northern parts, have this mark the same as the ground colour or even paler. Not to be confused with Setaceous Hebrew Character, which flies much later in the year. The moth has a wingspan of 30-35 mm. The moth as one generation March to May. The moth is occurring in almost any habitat. The larval foodplants are several trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. The moth is classified nationally as a common species of the UK.

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