2281 Alder Moth, Acronicta alni, (Linnaeus, 1767)
National Status :
Local
Local Status :
Resident (SMP Status 1)
Distribution and abundance :
Reasonably widespread and common
Habitats :
Broad-leaved woodland, heathland, carr, fens, and scrub
Flight Period :
Single-brooded; May to early July
Larval foodplants :
Various broad-leaved trees; Downy Birch, Alder, Goat Willow, oaks and elms
Final Catalogue :
Apparently rarer than in 1890, when it had been found at Woolverstone, (not Ipswich by Bree); Glemham Magna (Bloomfield) ; Needham (L) ; Finburgh (Levett) ; Culford and West Stow (Wrt). Thence we know it only in a wood near Barham Green (Sparke) and a larva at Bungay (Mn).
Wingspan details :
Forewing 16-19mm, Wingspan 37-43mm
Identification
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Further Photographs
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Wyken Wood, Suffolk (27.v.2005) © Lee Gregory
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Wyken Wood, Suffolk (27.v.2005) © Lee Gregory
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f. suffusa - Ipswich, Suffolk (vi.2006) © Neil Sherman
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Woolpit, Suffolk (11.vi.2006) © Paul Bryant
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f. suffusa - Woolpit, Suffolk (25.v.2009) © P Bryant
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Bawdsey, Suffolk (v.2009) © Matthew Deans
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Found on oak (Quercus) - Ipswich, Suffolk (6.viii.2009) © Neil Sherman
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