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Brown Silver-line - Petrophora chlorosata
Wingspan 31-37 mm.
Woodland and upland areas where its foodplant Bracken (Pterideum aquilinum) grows in profusion.
It flies in a single generation during May and June. The species flies at dusk and into the night. It is strongly attracted to light and can often be disturbed in the daytime by walking through Bracken (Pterideum aquilinum).
Bracken (Pterideum aquilinum) is the foodplant of the caterpillars, which occur from July to September.
A fairly common moth over much of Britain. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland in those areas where Bracken is found. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
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Species profile
- Common names
- Brown Silver-line
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 119
- First record:
- 23/05/1950 (Wesley, Isaac)
- Last record:
- 21/06/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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