Celypha lacunana, Common Marble

Common Name: Common Marble

Celypha lacunana, more commonly known as the Common Marble, has a wingspan of 14 to 18 mm, and is extremely variable in colours and markings. Celypha lacunana is a species that can usually be distinguished from its near relatives by the strong indentation or lacuna in the median fascia above the middle and in dark forms this indentation tends to become obscure but is seldom totally obliterated.

It can often be disturbed during the day from vegetation along woodland fringes, verges, grassy fields and hedges. Later in the evening is the moth's normal flying time, when it can be attracted to light. It has quite a long flight period, from May to August. The larvae feed on a wide variety of herbaceous plants. A very common species throughout Britain.

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