Species Details

ABH: 73.235

BF: 2255

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Polymixis lichenea

=Polymixis lichenea lichenea

=Polymixis lichenea scillonea

Authority: (Hübner, [1813])

Vernacular: Feathered Ranunculus

Account: Local on sea cliffs, sand-dunes, shingle beaches and grassy slopes, on the coast of England and Wales Can only be confused with Black-banded P. xanthomista or Large Ranunculus P. flavicincta, which see. Larva feeds on Hound's-tongue, Sea Plantain, Thrift and Biting Stonecrop.

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: 39 — 43 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 Sep (1998) — 26 Oct (1969)

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

Foodplant: Armeria sp., Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian), Sedum acre (Biting Stonecrop).

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/polymixis-lichenea/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 9

Individuals: 4

Earliest Year: 1962

Latest Year: 2009

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