Rosy Rustic

Hydraecia micacea

Common and widespread throughout the British Isles, mainly nocturnal.

Larva reddish flesh colour; dorsal line deeper; sides more yellowish, the lateral line.

The Larvae live on a range of low plants, but especially Dock, feeding beneath the ground on the roots.

Forewing pale greyish ochreous, or dark grey, or brownish grey with strong rufous tinge; the median area darker, suffused with olive brownish, except along costa and inner margin, especially between median shade and outer line, the paler ground colour showing only in the terminal third; inner and outer lines brown

The Moth flies in one generation from early July to November.