Frosted Orange, Gortyna flavago Noctuidae     Xyleninae (Amphipyrinae)

ABH 73.121
B&F 2364   *   Gortyna flavago   *   Frosted Orange


Common
Wingspan: 35-40mm

Flight time: August-October
Habitat: Woods, marshes, waste ground, rough grassland, gardens

Larvae feed and then pupate in stems of herbaceous plants, including Foxglove, Burdock and thistles.


Frosted Orange, Gortyna flavago
Frosted Orange, Gortyna flavago
Parkstone, Dorset. September 2011

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