Blood-vein
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Timandra comae
Common in Southern England.
Scarcer in Northern England, Scotland & Ireland.
The Larva is grey brown with darker spots on the back.
In the UK, the Larvae feeds on the leaves of a variety of plants including dock, knotgrass, sorrel and various species of Atriplex.
It overwinters as a Larva.
The wings are cream coloured with bold red or purple fascia forming a diagonal stripe across forewings and hindwings.
All wings are fringed with the same colour.
The tornus of the hindwing is sharply angled giving a distinctive shape.
Two broods are produced each year with the adults flying in May and June and again in August and September.
It flies at night and is attracted to light.