Species Details

ABH: 73.197

BF: 2260

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Conistra rubiginea

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Dotted Chestnut

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, wooded heathland, farmland and hedgerows in parts of England, most commonly in the south-west; increasing Larva feeds on Apple.

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: 34 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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/conistra-rubiginea/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 412

Individuals: 175

Earliest Year: 1833

Latest Year: 2025

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