Bordered Gothic Sideridis reticulata
Bordered Gothic Sideridis reticulata
73.277 BF2153
Wingspan 32-37 mm. A declining species, now restricted to a few scattered localities in the south-east of England, though formerly somewhat more widespread in the south.
A darker subspecies, hibernica occurs on the coast of southern Ireland.
Its preferred habitats are chalk downland, waste ground and sand-dunes or sea-cliffs, where the adults fly in June and July.
The foodplants of the larvae are not well-known, but are thought to be the flowers of various plants.
Flight period
| Month | Records |
|---|---|
| January | 0 |
| February | 0 |
| March | 0 |
| April | 0 |
| May | 1 |
| June | 4 |
| July | 3 |
| August | 3 |
| September | 1 |
| October | 0 |
| November | 0 |
| December | 0 |
