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.

Snout - Hypena proboscidalis.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Snout - Hypena proboscidalis. A macro moth species from the family of Erebidae sub family Hypeninae. Easily recognised by its very long upturned palps or 'snout'. Varies in colours. The moth has a wingspan of 25-38 mm. The moth as two generations from June to Aug and Aug to October. The moth's favours a wide range of habitats, including woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens, rough meadows, and marshes. The larva foodplants are Nettles. The moth is widespread and abundant and classified nationally as a Common species of the UK.

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