49.294 BF1175

Notocelia uddmanniana
Bramble Shoot Moth

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Wingspan 15-20 mm.

A common and widely distributed species, occupying woodland and hedgerows where bramble occurs.

Easily distinguished by the chocolate-brown blotch on the forewing, contrasting with a greyish ground colour.

The foodplants are bramble, and other Rubus species, and the adult is on the wing in June and July.