Species Details

ABH: 73.014

BF: 2437

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Plusiinae

Taxon: Polychrysia moneta

Authority: (Fabricius, 1787)

Vernacular: Golden Plusia

Account: Common in gardens and parks throughout much of England and Wales Fairly distinctive. Larva feeds on flower buds, leaves and seeds of Larkspur.

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: 38 — 44 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 5 Jun (1998) — 24 Sep (1969)

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

Foodplant: Aconitum sp., Consolida sp., Delphinium sp.

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

Status: Endangered (EN)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/polychrysia-moneta/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 246

Individuals: 121

Earliest Year: 1891

Latest Year: 2017

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