Species Details

ABH: 73.190

BF: 2264

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Leptologia macilenta

Authority: (Hübner, [1809])

Vernacular: Yellow-line Quaker

Account:

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:

Surrey Flight Period: 19 Sep (1969) — 28 Dec (2021)

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:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/leptologia-macilenta/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 618

Individuals: 739

Earliest Year: 1831

Latest Year: 2025

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