Herminia grisealis

Herminia grisealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Herminia
Species: H. grisealis
Binomial name
Herminia grisealis
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis) is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 24–28 mm. The length of the forewings is 11–13 mm. The moth flies in one generation from early May to mid August. [1].

The larvae feed on various shrubs and deciduous trees such as oak, alder, birch, crataegus, bird cherry, corylus avellana, rubus en clematis vitalba and also fallen leaves.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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