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Orthosia gothica

Common & widespread throughout Britain.

The Larva is green dotted all over with yellow; dorsal and subdorsal lines yellowish white; spiracular line broad, white, with dark upper edge; head pale green.

The Larvae feeds on a number of trees, shurbs & herbaceous plants.

Forewing sandy rufous, black speckled, median area generally deeper rufous: lines browner, forewing purplish red brown; the lines pale, ill defined, except by black spots at costa; the cell black; stigmata pale and large; claviform connected with outer line by a black bar; above which the base of vein 2 is often surrounded with rufous; hindwing fuscous.

This Moth flies at night in March and April (sometimes later) and is attracted to light and various flowers.