Buttoned Snout - Hypena rostralis
Wingspan 29 to 32 mm. This species is rather variable and maybe various shades of brown, often with a rather two-tone appearance being darker from the 'shoulders' and paler nearer to the edge of the wings.. It is a narrower species than the more common Snout (Hypena rostralis).
Other Snout species.
This is quite a rare species in our area. Your record must be supported by a good close-up photograph.
Hedgerows and woodland edge, particularly where hop is present.
Main flight period is May and June but individuals may persist into early autumn.
Larvae feed on Hop.
Very much a southern and south-eastern species in Britain, with nearly all records occurring south of The Wash.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Pete Leonard
Harby
22 May 2026
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Species profile
- Common names
- Buttoned Snout
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Erebidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/05/2026 (Leonard, Pete)
- Last record:
- 22/05/2026 (Leonard, Pete)
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