Species Details

ABH: 73.192

BF: 2262

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Sunira circellaris

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Brick

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrubland, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles The main confusion species is Yellow-line Quaker A. macilenta, which differs in subterminal line straight and very conspicuous, sinuate in A. circellaris. Larva feeds on Wych Elm, Aspen, White Poplar, White Poplar, Sallow and Ash, over-wintering as an egg.

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 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 3 Sep (1972) — 16 Dec (1985)

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/sunira-circellaris/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 439

Individuals: 173

Earliest Year: 1885

Latest Year: 2025

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