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.
The Sallow - Cirrhia icteritia.
A macro moth species from the family of Noctuidae subfamily Xyleninae.
Very variable colouring, with the relatively frequent form f. flavescens having the usual darker markings almost absent.
The moth has a wingspan of 27-35 mm.
The moth as one generation from September to October.
The moth's habitat favours damp woodland, heathland, and marshy places, and is a frequent visitor to both sugar and light.
The larvae feed at first on Willow catkins, and then later on herbaceous plants.
The moth is classified nationally as a common species in the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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