Bordered Gothic (Sideridis reticulata (=Heliophobus), (Goeze, 1781))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Often found feeding during day

Forewing length: 17-19mm.
Foodplant(s): soapworts (Saponaria spp.), Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris), Knotgrass (Polygonium aviculare)
Flying: One generation, May-July
UK Presence: Resident, Possible Immigrant
National status:

Habitat

Chalk downland, heathland and disturbed ground.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Mediterranean Brocade (African Cotton Leafworm) Spodoptera littoralis

Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis

Gothic Naenia typica

09972 Bordered Gothic Sideridis reticulata (=Heliophobus), (Goeze, 1781)

BF2153 (ABH73.277)