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Sweet Gale Moth

Acronicta cinerea

Checklist Number
73.044 [B&F: 2288]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Acronictinae
Genus:Acronicta
Species:cinerea
Authority:(Hufnagel, 1766)

Nationally scarce (Na) on moorland and farmland in Scotland, from Galloway to Sutherland, and near the coast in Aberdeenshire and Morayshire. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-40 mm. Larva polyphagous on plants such as Bog-myrtle, Heather, Willow, Plantain, Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Bramble, Common Ragwort and Sea Campion, over-wintering as a pupa.