Species Details

ABH: 73.082

BF: 2292

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Bryophilinae

Taxon: Cryphia algae

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Tree-lichen Beauty

Account: Formerly a primary migrant from mainland Europe, which occasionally arrived in sufficient numbers to temporarily establish: in the 21st century, now an increasingly common resident and found inland across southern Britain Larva feeds on various lichens.

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: 24 — 30 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 30 Jun (2024) — 9 Sep (2007)

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:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cryphia-algae/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 257

Individuals: 340

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2025

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