Agrochola (Sunira) circellaris

Règne Animalia
Embranchement Arthropoda
Classe Insecta
Ordre Lepidoptera
Sous-ordre Ditrysia
Super-famille Noctuoidea
Famille Noctuidae
Sous-famille Hadeninae

Moth:
Wingspan 33-38 mm.
One of several similar, orange-coloured species which emerge during the autumn period, it is distributed widely and is fairly common.
It frequents mainly woodland and parkland, and is on the wing from August to October.
The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of wych elm (Ulmus glabra) or poplar (Populus) when young, later feeding on the leaves.