Species Details

ABH: 73.336

BF: 2139

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Taxon: Cerastis rubricosa

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Red Chestnut

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrub, gardens and moorland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and still reasonably common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-38 mm. Straight costa and spring emergence eliminates all but White-marked C. leucographa, which differs most obviously in pale orbicular and reniform stigmata. Larva feeds on various herbaceous and woody plants, over-wintering as a pupa.

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 — 38 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Feb (1975) — 25 May (1986)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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/cerastis-rubricosa/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 449

Individuals: 210

Earliest Year: 1840

Latest Year: 2020

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