Bramble Shoot Moth - Notocelia uddmanniana

Easily distinguished by the chocolate-brown blotch on the forewing, contrasting with a greyish brown ground colour.

Woodland and hedgerows where Bramble occurs.

Adults are on the wing in June and July.

The food plants are Bramble, and other Rubus species.

A common and widely distributed species in Britain.

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)