ABH 72.003

The Snout Hypena proboscidalis

BF 2477

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Family

Erebidae » Hypeninae

Wingspan

25 - 38 mm.
   

Description

 

A combination of clear brown fascia and , upturned long palps make this a distinct species, occasionally specimens may re mottled and have no cross-lines. or lose their snout, a
   

Life Cycle

June to August, and again later in the autumn, and is a common occurrence at the light-trap.
 

Habitat

It occurs on waste ground, gardens, woodland and other places where nettle occurs.woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens, rough meadows and marshes throughout
   

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