Species Details

ABH: 73.179

BF: 2271

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Xyleninae

Taxon: Tiliacea citrago

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Orange Sallow

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout much of the British Isles Larva feeds on Common Lime, Small-leaved Lime and Large-leaved Lime, 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: 33 — 38 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 14 Aug (1975) — 26 Oct (1954)

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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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/tiliacea-citrago/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 278

Individuals: 75

Earliest Year: 1831

Latest Year: 2025

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