Anania fuscalis

    Rattle Pearl

    CrambidaeABH 63.016 B&F 1386

    Scarce, not recorded every year, and seemingly absent from the west of the county.  The larval foodplant is yellow rattle, a species of old hay-meadows that has declined considerably.  Mostly recorded to light, but occasionally observed by day.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Cinerous Pearl (Anania fuscalis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Cinerous Pearl (Anania fuscalis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies