Eriopygodes imbecilla
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Eriopygodes imbecilla, common name the Silurian, is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1][2]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe.[3][4]
Habitat
This species commonly lives on gullies and hollows in high moorland areas with host plants.[5]
Description
The wingspan is 24–27 mm.[6][7] The color of these small moths may vary from tawny to reddish brown. Forewings usually show a pale kidney mark and two wavy cross lines, but often these markings are quite indistinct. Usually females are darker or chocolate brown and smaller than the males.[5] The rear wings are often pale greyish.
Biology
Adults fly from June to July.[5] Larvae are polyphagous on low plants, mainly feeding on bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), heath bedstraw (Galium saxatile),[5] Knautia and Lamium.[4][8]
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