Species Details

ABH: 73.040

BF: 2280

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Acronictinae

Taxon: Acronicta leporina

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Miller

Account:

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:

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Apr (2004) — 20 Aug (2005)

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

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder), Betula sp. (a birch), Populus sp. (a poplar), Quercus sp. (an oak), Salix sp. (a sallow).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acronicta-leporina/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 565

Individuals: 119

Earliest Year: 1888

Latest Year: 2025

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