Cirrhia gilvago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
previously: Xanthia gilvago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Dusky-lemon Sallow
73.1830 (B&F: 2275)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Noctuoidea
»Family: Noctuidae
»Subfamily: Xyleninae
»Tribe: Xylenini
Cirrhia palleago Hübner, [1803]
Status and ecology:
A resident species that usually occurs singly in a wide range of habitats, with a preference for situations within seven miles of the coast. Very thinly distributed and almost missing from the north-west of the county; distinctly episodic in appearance throughout. A single brooded species flying from mid August to mid/late October. The larvae feed on (the seeds of) wych elm. (Pratt, 2011)
![Xanthia gilvago ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)](moth_images/W-Z/XanthiagilvagoRingmer15102017JohnLuck.jpg)
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