Lunar Marbled Brown

    Drymonia ruficornis

    NotodontidaeABH 71.011 B&F 2015

    Common in upland oakwoods, especially in the Blackdowns and Quantocks, but unlike its close relative Marbled Brown is not restricted to this habitat, and is thinly distributed in woodlands across the rest of the county.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies