Eastern Bordered Straw - Heliothis nubigera
Wingspan about 40 mm. Quite a variable species markings varying from a straw brown to more rufous shades.
This is quite a rare moth in our area. Please provide a good clos-up photograph to support your record.
Usually encountered as a migrant in Britain
May to September.
The larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants.
An uncommon migrant to Britain.
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. The Barrowden record of 30th May 2026 is the first for VC55.
Ron Follows
Barrowden garden
30 May 2026
1st record for VC55
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Species profile
- Common names
- Eastern Bordered Straw
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Noctuidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 30/05/2026 (Follows, Ron)
- Last record:
- 30/05/2026 (Follows, Ron)
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