Photo © Mike Wall
Small Yellow Underwing
Panemeria tenebrata
Checklist Number73.048 [B&F: 2397]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
| Genus: | Panemeria |
| Species: | tenebrata |
| Authority: | (Scopoli, 1763) |
Local in flower meadows, calcareous grassland, roadside verges and sea cliffs throughout England and Wales. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight scattered colonies of this species occur on meadows and downs, but rare in the New Forest. Wingspan 18-20 mm. Flies during the day in sunshine. Hindwing primrose-yellow with broad black border to one-third and heavy black suffusion at base (MBGBI Vol 10), together with day-flying habit and small size preclude confusion with any other British moth, although it has been compared to the pyralid Pyrausta aurata. Larva feeds on seed capsules of Common Mouse-ear and Field Mouse-ear, over-wintering as a pupa.
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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)