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.

Marbled Minor agg. - Oligia strigilis agg.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Marbled Minor agg. - Oligia strigilis agg. A macro moth species from the family of Noctuidae subfamily Xyleninae. A complex of three species Marbled Minor, Rufous Minor and Tawny Marbled Minor, which can only be reliably separated by dissection of the genitalia. The moth has a wingspan of 22-25 mm. The moth as one generation from May to July. The moth's habitat favours grassland, fens, woodland, heathland, scrub, and gardens. The larvae feed in the roots and stems of several types of grass. The moth is classified nationally as a common species in the UK.

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