Beaded Chestnut

Agrochola lychnidis

Common & widespread in the southern half of England & Wales, rare in Ireland & Scotland.

The Larvae feeds on low plants when small, later consuming the leaves of various trees and shrubs.

Forewing bright rufous or reddish ochreous with the veins paler, often dusted with darker; inner and outer lines double, dark, with the centre rufous, often very faint, but always marked by black spots on costa; submarginal line preceded by a row of dark lunules between the veins. 

The Moths fly in September and October.