Light Knot Grass
Acronicta menyanthidis
Checklist Number73.042 [B&F: 2286]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | menyanthidis |
| Authority: | (Esper, 1798) |
Local on acid moorland, in northern England, Wales and Scotland. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-41 mm. Larva feeds on woody plants, such as Bog-myrtle, Heather and Bilberry, over-wintering as a pupa.
