Family: Noctuidae Checklist Number: 73.244
Orthosia cerasi (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Quaker
A rare moth in the Outer Hebrides, all records are from one location in Lewis with the exception of a single record from South Uist. Variable in colour but characterised by the round, large markings with a pale outline on the forewing. A single generation with adults observed during April and May. The larvae feed on a large range of broadleaved trees.
References:
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.