Species Details

ABH: 72.005

BF: 2479

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Hypeninae

Taxon: Hypena obesalis

Authority: Treitschke, 1829

Vernacular: Paignton Snout

Account: A very rare immigrant from central mainland Europe, appearing at Paignton, Devon, in October 1908 (from which the vernacular name originates), Chobham, Surrey in September 1969, Charlecote, Warwickshire, in August 1973, Timsbury, Somerset, in September 2003 and Tynemouth, Northumberland, in October 2005: one of the largest Hypeninae. Larva feeds on Stinging Nettle, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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: 36 — 38 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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: Vagrant/Accidental

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/hypena-obesalis/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1969

Latest Year: 1969

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