Small Rufous

    Coenobia rufa

    NoctuidaeABH 73.142 B&F 2379

    Essentially an insect of damp habitats, moderately common on good sites, fairly readily wandering short distances to garden lights, though the frequency of this varies from year to year.  Much scarcer in the drier east of the county than elsewhere.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) photographed in Somerset by Steve Chapple