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.
Beautiful Golden Y, (Autographa pulchrina).
A macro moth species from the family of Noctuidae, Subfamily, Plusiinae.
The moth is a medium-sized species with a wingspan of 35-40 mm.
It is on the wing from June and July,
This is slightly earlier than its close relative, the Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota).
The species inhabits gardens, waste ground, and woodland areas.
It overwinters as a small larva among leaf litter.
Larva appears from July or August to May,
Feeds mainly at night,
They hide low down on the foodplant by day.
It pupates in a cocoon formed in a folded leaf of the foodplant.
The species feeds on, Herbaceous plants including Stinging Nettle, Hedge Woundwort, Common Ragwort, Water Avens and Honeysuckle.
The larvae feed on low plants,
The moth is classified as a common and widespread species of the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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