Species Details

ABH: 73.187

BF: 2266

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Anchoscelis litura

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1761)

Vernacular: Brown-spot Pinion

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, parkland, heathland, fens, scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Widespread and moderately common in Hampshire but scarce on the Isle of Wight, with only two records so far this century. Wingspan 32-39 mm. The main confusion species is Beaded Chestnut A. lychnidis, which see. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants, including Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel and Bladder Campion.

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: 32 — 39 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 18 Aug (2016) — 31 Oct (1984)

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: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 401

Individuals: 150

Earliest Year: 1831

Latest Year: 2020

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