Heart & Club
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Agrotis clavis
Common & widespread in the south & south east England, elsewhere it's rather local.
The Larva, which is dark brown with a pattern of black dots in its final instar
The Larvae feeds on the roots of low-growing plants like Knotgrass.
It overwinters as a full-grown Larva.
The hindwings are grey, usually much darker than in Heart and Dart and Turnip Moth.
The differences are not consistent however; they are highly variable in both colour and markings, and identification of atypical or worn examples may prove impossible without examination of genitalia.
The Moth flies at night in June and July and is attracted to light and sugar.