Marbled White Spot - Protodeltote pygarga
Wingspan 20 to 22 mm.
Acid heaths and damp woodland habitats.
The adults are on the wing in a single generation from May to July.
The caterpillars feed during the autumn on a number of grasses, including Purple Moor-grass
Distributed mainly in the southern half of England and parts of North Wales. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
egaten
Thurlaston garden
29 May 2017
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
15 June 2017
Margaret McLoughlin
Whitwick Garden
11 June 2017
Came to light trap
sue
Bagworth, Tiger's Meadow
15 June 2020
Graham Calow
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
07 June 2022
Jonathan Morton
Melton Mowbray
03 June 2022
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Species profile
- Common names
- Marbled White Spot
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 51
- First record:
- 03/06/2011 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 28/06/2023 (Cooper, Barbara)
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Ian Harding
Ashby garden
23 June 2022
