Scoliopteryx libatrix (Linnaeus, 1758)
Herald
72.0010 (B&F: 2469)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Noctuoidea
»Family: Erebidae
»Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae
»Tribe: Scoliopterygini
A resident species normally occurring single or sparingly at mv light in a wide range of habitats. Sometimes fairly common in woods. Well distributed. Single-brooded flying mainly from the second week of July to late October and again after hibernation from early March to late June. Larvae feed on sallow and other willows. (Pratt, 2011)
