Red Chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa Noctuidae     Noctuinae

ABH 73.336
B&F 2139   *   Cerastis rubricosa   *   Red Chestnut


Common, widespread
Wingspan: 32-38mm

Season: March-May
Habitat: Deciduous woodland, scrub, gardens and wet moorland

Larval food plants include the leaves of sallows, Bilberry and bedstraws


Red Chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa
Red Chestnut, Cerastis rubricosa
Aspen Wood, Studland Heath, Dorset. March 2014

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