Tawny Wave (Scopula rubiginata, (Hufnagel, 1767))

General Information
Flies from dusk.

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

Forewing length: 9-11mm.
Foodplant(s): Knotgrass (Polygonium aviculare), Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), trefoils (Lotus spp.)
Flying: Two generations, June-July and August-September
UK Presence: Resident, Possible Immigrant
National status:

Habitat

Woodland rides and coastal sand dunes.

Regional Information

Recorded in 2 (0.1%) of the 1900 10km squares of Bulgaria.

Last recorded in July 2013

Recorded date range (Adult): 15 July to 15 July

Similar Species

Arda valley, Eastern Rhodopi Mtns., 13th June 2013.

Bright Wave Idaea ochrata

Kotel, near Sliven, 18th June 2018. Light trap.

Purple-bordered Gold Idaea muricata

08054 Tawny Wave Scopula rubiginata, (Hufnagel, 1767)

BF1688 (ABH70.022)