Udea prunalis
by
Shop
Dusky Pearl
Very common & widespread in Britain, mainly nocturnal.
The Larva is bright deep green with a subdorsal line shining white and a grey-whitish head.
The Larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants.
The forewings are fuscous-grey with a brownish base.
The first line is indistinct, and the second is serrate, blackish, and curved, with a narrow deep sinuation inwards below middle, on dorsum whitish-edged posteriorly.
The orbicular and 8-shaped discal spots are darker grey, and the costa posteriorly is spotted darker and sometimes whitish.
Adults fly in a single generation during June & July.