Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria, (Hübner, [1799]))

General Information

Pupates in loose plant debris on the ground.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 13-15mm.
Foodplant(s): Garden Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium), honeysuckles (Lonicera spp.), herbaceous plants
Flying: One/two generations, July-August and September-October
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Most habitats including waste ground, hedgerows and coastal sand-dunes.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Gotse Delchev, SW Bulgaria, 11th May 2015. Light trap.

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08062 Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria, (Hübner, [1799])

BF1690 (ABH70.024)