Identification & General ecology
Fisher’s Estuarine Moth (Gortyna borelii lunata) is a rare and highly threatened species. In Britain, it has a distribution restricted to low-lying coastal grassland habitats that support its sole caterpillar food plant, Hog's Fennel (Peucedanum officinale), and the long coarse grasses the moth requires for egg laying.
Surveying tips - The moth is being monitored by professional Ecologists.
To read about the work undertaken in Essex, see Projects - Fisher's Estuarine Moth.
Photo - Mickey Andrews