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: Proposed Red Data Book

Habitat

Chalk downland, heathland and disturbed ground.

Regional Information

Recorded in 3 (1.1%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in

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Photo © Peter Bissell

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