Species Details

ABH: 73.219

BF: 2269

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Atethmia centrago

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Centre-barred Sallow

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout much of the British Isles Unmistakable. Larva feeds on flower buds of Ash, preferring isolated, mature trees.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 32 — 38 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Aug (1995) — 9 Oct (1986)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Fraxinus sp., Ulmus sp. (an elm).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/atethmia-centrago/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 482

Individuals: 103

Earliest Year: 1864

Latest Year: 2025

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