Species Details

ABH: 73.215

BF: 2316

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Cosmia affinis

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1767)

Vernacular: Lesser-spotted Pinion

Account: Local in woodland and hedgerows throughout much of southern England and Wales, south of a line from the Mersey to the Wash The most likely confusion species is Lunar-spotted Pinion C. pyralina, which see for differences. Larva feeds on English Elm, Small-leaved Elm and Wych Elm, 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: 28 — 35 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Jun (2003) — 10 Sep (1956)

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

Foodplant: Ulmus glabra (Wych Elm), Ulmus procera (English Elm).

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/cosmia-affinis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 213

Individuals: 47

Earliest Year: 1888

Latest Year: 2024

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