Straw Dot Rivula sericealis

Wingspan 18-22 mm.

A relatively common species throughout most of Britain, this moth has increased considerably and spread northwards in recent decades and is now found regularly over much of Scotland.

The two generations a year fly in June and July, and again in August and September.

Damp meadows and woodland are its favourite haunts, and it flies from dusk into the night when it is attracted to light.

Various grasses form the larval foodplants, including false brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) and purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea), and the winter is passed as a larva.