Beautiful Snout
Hypena crassalis

B&F Code
72.007

Authority

Fabricius, 1787

Family
Erebidae

Subfamily
Hypeninae

Genus
Hypena

National Status
Local

Species account (new)

This moth began its move out of the South-West in the 1980s. VC66 got its first in May 2020 when Durham recorders took one on the 29th May 2020 at West Moor Plantation using a 1w LED light trap. It continues to be trapped at this site? a surprise 16 were taken more recently. The moth's northerly advance was confirmed when numbers started to be taken at Waldridge Fell. 41 individuals have now been taken up to the 4th of July 2023. The flight season is one generation in late May-early August. The foodplant is Bilberry in woodland opening to heath, and it is believed to use Heathers where Bilberry is absent.

Keith Dover, 2024.

Statistics

Records	14
Individuals	41
Largest Sample	16
First Recorded	2020
Last Recorded	2023
Earliest Adult Record	29/05
Latest Adult Record	16/07
Monad Coverage	0.2%
Hexad Coverage	9.5%

Map

This map shows all records of Beautiful Snout - Hypena crassalis in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).

Map (image)

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Week graph

This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Beautiful Snout - Hypena crassalis per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.

The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Beautiful Snout - Hypena crassalis in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.

Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

This gallery shows images of Beautiful Snout - Hypena crassalis taken by County Durham (VC66) recorders. Clicking on a photo opens it in a large lightbox with a full caption, and the arrow buttons move between photos. If you would like to contribute any photographs, particularly of any stages not captured here, please email admin@durhammoths.org.