Species Details

ABH: 73.184

BF: 2276

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Cirrhia ocellaris

Authority: (Borkhausen, 1792)

Vernacular: Pale-lemon Sallow

Account: Nationally scarce (Na) in plantations, roadside verges and parks throughout much of south-eastern England. In our area first recorded at Wootton, IoW, on 5 October 1997, and at Portsmouth, Hampshire on 3 October 2003. In both counties there have been an increase in sightings, although it is generally less than annual. Wingspan 36-42 mm. The main confusion species is Dusky-lemon Sallow X. gilvago, but X. ocellaris has slightly hooked forewings, and is generally darker. Larva feeds on catkins of Black Poplar, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 36 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 15 Sep (1895) — 16 Oct (1975)

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

Foodplant:

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 2 — Care needed to identify 🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cirrhia-ocellaris/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 53

Individuals: 47

Earliest Year: 1893

Latest Year: 2003

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