Flounced Chestnut (Agrochola helvola, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

This is a variable species with a number of named forms and aberrations.

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Both sexes come to light.

Forewing length: 16-18mm.
Foodplant(s): oaks (Quercus spp.), elms (Ulmus spp.), birches (Betula spp.), willows (Salix spp.), broadleaved trees
Flying: One generation, September-October
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Broadleaved woodland, scrub and heathland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis

09575 Flounced Chestnut Agrochola helvola, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF2265 (ABH73.188)