Brown China-mark

Elophila nymphaeata

Fairly common around ponds, lakes and canals throughout Britain, mainly nocturnal.

The Larvae are entirely aquatic, feeding on water plants.

The forewings vary from yellow-ochreous to rather dark fuscous; basal area with dentate white and dark fuscous lines; a white subcostal spot before first line; lines whitish, obscure, dark-margined, first angulated above middle, second with deep abrupt sinuation inwards below middle; median band almost occupied by three white dark edged blotches; an irregular interrupted white dark-edged and dark-veined subterminal streak.

Adults fly in a single generation during June-July & August.