Heart & Dart
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Agrotis exclamationis
Very common & widespread in Britain
The Caterpillars are coloured grey-brown, paler ventrally and have a pale dorsal line and clearly recognizable black point warts.
The Larvae feeds on various wild & garden plants.
The species overwinters as a full-grown Larva in a chamber.
The hindwings are whitish (compared with other common Agrotis species, the hindwings of this species are usually paler than in Heart and Club but darker than in Turnip Moth).
This species usually has a dark area at the front of the thorax, visible as a horizontal bar when viewing the moth head on.
This Moth flies at night from May to July and is attracted to light, sometimes in large numbers.