The Silver Hook is named after the distinctive creamy white hook-like markings on the otherwise deep brown forewings. It is a smallish, slender moth with grey streaks along the leading and trailing edges of the wing which can have a pinkish tinge when freshly emerged. Although it can be seen flying by day and is easily disturbed from vegetation, it also flies at night.
Size and Family
- Family – Eustrotiines
- Small Sized
Conservation status
- UK BAP: Not listed
- Local (only found in some areas)
Caterpillar Food Plants
The larva feeds on various grasses and sedges including Tufted Hair-grass and Wood Sedge.
Habitat
Boggy heathlands, marshes, fens, and damp upland grassy moorland.
Distribution
- Countries – England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
- Restricted to areas of suitable habitat in southern England, Wales, northern and eastern England, south and western Scotland, Isle of Man and Ireland. Seldom seen in numbers except in East Anglia, and Kerry and Co. Louth.
Silver Hook - Ilia Ustyantsev
Silver Hook
Ilia Ustyantsev
Silver Hook - Ilia Ustyantsev
Silver Hook
Ilia Ustyantsev
Silver Hook
Silver Hook - Iain Leach
Silver Hook
Iain Leach
Silver Hook - Tim Melling
Silver Hook
Tim Melling
Silver Hook - Stuart Read
Silver Hook
Stuart Read
Silver Hook - Stuart Read
Silver Hook
Stuart Read
Silver Hook - Paul Davis
Silver Hook
Paul Davis
Silver Hook - Koen Thonissen
Silver Hook
Koen Thonissen
