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 Micro-moths blog and the Macro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Rusty-dot Pearl - Udea ferrugalis.

Monday, December 4, 2023

Rusty-dot Pearl - Udea ferrugalis. A micro moth species from the family of Crambidae, subfamily Spilomelinae. The moth has a wingspan of 18 to 22 mm. The rusty orange ground colour and blackish markings on the forewing help to identify this species. Like several of its congeners, it shows distinctively whitish legs. Can occur at almost any time of the year, sometimes in large influxes with other migrants. The adult flies at night and comes to light. The species’ life history In Britain this moth is mainly a migrant species. Occurring over much of Britain in varying numbers as a migrant species. This species was classified as Migrant.

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