Species Details

ABH: 73.211

BF: 2313

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Enargia paleacea

Authority: (Esper, 1791)

Vernacular: Angle-striped Sallow

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in long-established birch woodland and heathland, in northern England and Scotland, also appearing as a migrant on the southern coast of England The most likely confusion species is Orange Sallow Xanthia citrago (MBGBI Vol 10), which is much smaller, has the antemedian fascia faint, without sharp angulation, and the median fascia dark, broad and conspicuous. Larva feeds on Silver Birch, Downy Birch and Aspen, 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: 40 — 50 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 Jul (1957) — 17 Aug (1964)

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

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch), Populus tremula (Aspen), Salix sp. (a sallow).

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: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/enargia-paleacea/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 8

Earliest Year: 1956

Latest Year: 2018

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