Species Details

ABH: 73.046

BF: 2278

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Acronictinae

Taxon: Subacronicta megacephala

=Subacronicta megacephala ab. nigra

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Poplar Grey

Account: Common in woodland, fens, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles. Could be confused with Sycamore A. aceris. Larva feeds on Black and White Poplar, and Aspen, 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: 38 — 45 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 3 May (1999) — 31 Aug (1992)

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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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/subacronicta-megacephala/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 502

Individuals: 73

Earliest Year: 1904

Latest Year: 2025

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