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Straw Dot

Rivula sericealis

Checklist Number
72.002 [B&F: 2474]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Rivulinae
Genus:Rivula
Species:sericealis
Authority:(Scopoli, 1763)

Common in damp grassland, fens, heathland, moorland, woodland and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight fairly common to common in marshes and bogs and in open, grassy woodland in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 19-25 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds at night on False-brome, Tor-grass and Purple Moor-grass.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)