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.

Light Arches - Apamea lithoxylaea.

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Light Arches - Apamea lithoxylaea. A macro moth species from the family of Noctuidae sub family Xyleninae. Has a pale and rather ragged appearance, more heavily marked than the Similar Reddish Light Arches. The moth has a wingspan of 43-50 mm. The moth as one generation June to August. The moth’s habitat favours dry pastures and similarly grassy places. The larva foodplants are several grasses, on the stems and roots. The moth is classified nationally as a common species of the UK.

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