Dusky Sallow
Scientific name: Eremobia ochroleuca
July - September. England and Wales. Medium-sized mottled brown and buff moth. Found in grassy places, usually on chalk, limestone, or shingle sites.
A moderately sized moth with tawny or olive brown and straw coloured forewings, with a broad whitish central band, pinched in the middle and with a neat chequered fringe.Usually seen by day flying in sunshine during mid summer or nectaring on flowers and is particularly fond of Knapweed and Ragwort. Also flies at night.
Size and Family
- Family – Arches, Brindles, Minors, Rustics and allies (Amphipyrinae)
- Medium Sized
Conservation status
- UK BAP: Not Listed
- Common
Particular Caterpillar Food Plants
Flowers and seeds of various grasses, such as Perennial Oat Grass, Couch Grass and Cock’s-foot.
Distribution
- Countries – England, Wales
- Quite well distributed in central, southern and eastern England as far north as Yorkshire, but less frequent in the west. Rare on the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Habitat
Favours dry habitats, especially flowery calcareous downland, shingle and embankments where limestone chippings have been used in construction.
