Species Details

ABH: 73.047

BF: 2291

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Acronictinae

Taxon: Craniophora ligustri

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Coronet

Account: Local in a wide variety of habitats, including hedgerows, woodland, calcareous grassland, fens and hillsides throughout the British Isles Only likely to be confused with dark forms of Poplar Grey Acronicta megacephala, but smaller, with more rounded apex. Larva feeds predominantly on Ash, but also on Alder and Hazel, 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: 35 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Apr (2007) — 23 Aug (1986)

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

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder), Corylus sp., Fraxinus sp., Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet).

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/craniophora-ligustri/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 497

Individuals: 185

Earliest Year: 1881

Latest Year: 2025

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