Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.

The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.

Coronet - Craniophora ligustri

Coronet-----Craniophora ligustri.

The moth is from the family of Noctuidae – subfamily ---- Acronictinae.

It Is a small to medium-sized macro moth, with a wingspan of 30 to 35mm.

The moth as two generations in the south, flying from May to October; further north there is just one, in July and August.

The moth's habitat favourites are woodland, commons, downland and marshy places.

It overwinters as a pupa in a strong cocoon, usually under moss on a tree trunk.

The larval foodplants are ash and wild privet.

The moth is classed as a local species of the UK.

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