Family: Noctuidae Checklist Number: 73.276
Sideridis rivularis (Fabricius, 1775)
Campion
Frequently recorded across the islands, especially in the south. Active from May to July over moorland, machair and damp grassland. The larvae feed on campions (Silene spp.), especially ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi).
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.