Treble Lines
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Charanyca trigrammica
Commonly distributed in England and Wales, and parts of Ireland.
The Caterpillar is stocky, grey to reddish coloured, provided with many point warts
The nocturnal larvae feed on a number of herbaceous plants including greater plantain.
They generally live just below the surface of the ground and chew through the stems at ground level.
Forewing whitish ochreous finely dusted with olive brown, sometimes with a slight ochraceous or pinkish tinge, and with a darker shade just before termen: crossed by 3 brown lines, of which the inner is somewhat oblique outwards.
The Moth flies in one generation from April to July and are attracted to light and sugar.