Species Details

ABH: 73.188

BF: 2265

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Anchoscelis helvola

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Flounced Chestnut

Account: Local in broad-leaved woodland, scrubby downland, heathland and moorland, and a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Larva feeds on Sessile Oak, Pedunculate Oak, Wych Elm, English Elm, Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Eared Willow, Goat Willow, Grey Willow, broad-leaved trees, Heather and Bilberry, 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: 35 — 45 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 12 Sep (2009) — 7 Nov (1992)

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: Near Threatened (NT)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/anchoscelis-helvola/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 194

Individuals: 165

Earliest Year: 1831

Latest Year: 2013

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