Description: Wingspan 36-42 mm. Forewings chocolate brown, pointed with a darker median band finely edged with a dark line and a small apical streak. Antemedian line strongly angled; postmedian line straight. Hindwings fuscous, darker towards the termen. Mid-June to late August.

World Distribution: Eurasiatic; common across western Europe to the Arctic Circle.

Irish Distribution: A common and widespread species recorded from all counties including Rathlin Island.

Ecology: A summer species found in a variety of habitats including woodland, suburban gardens and waste ground. Adults are attracted to light and flowers especially Buddleia Buddleja davidii. It can occasionally be disturbed from low-growing vegetation during the day. The larvae feed from the autumn to May on Common Nettle Urtica dioica. It overwinters as a larva.

Key Identification Features:

• Sharply angled antemedian line
• Pointed apex on forewing with a small dark apical streak
• Dark hindwings

Distribution Map from NBN: Hypena proboscidalis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Hypena proboscidalis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.