Pale-lemon Sallow (Cirrhia ocellaris (=Xanthia), (Borkhausen, 1792))

General Information
Pupates in loose soil.
Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes come to light but in small numbers only.

Forewing length: 18-19mm.
Foodplant(s): poplars (Populus spp.), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, September-October
UK Presence: Resident, Possible Immigrant
National status: Nationally Scarce A

Habitat

Damp situations including riverbanks, flood-plains and poplar plantations.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in MyPlace.

Similar Species

Dusky-lemon Sallow Cirrhia gilvago (=Xanthia)

Brick Agrochola circellaris

73.184 (BF2276) Pale-lemon Sallow Cirrhia ocellaris (=Xanthia), (Borkhausen, 1792)

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