Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis)


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Lunar Marbled Brown
Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Notodontidae : Notodontinae

2015 / 71.011

Photo © Nick Watmough, 10/04/2020 - Eaton, Norfolk

Similar Species
Marbled Brown Drymonia dodonaea

Forewing:	16-20mm.
Flight:	One generation April-May.
Foodplant:	Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak.
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Status
Similar to the Marbled Brown. Black crescent in the white area of the forewing is characteristic.
Woodland, heathland and grassland.

Recorded in 62 (84%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Further info: Drymonia ruficornis