Noctuidae (Hypeninae)

29 April 2014 This was a moth I found walking home from the Post Office one day, just up the street from our house. It is a Red Data Book Species and on the increase around most south coastal counties. Finding this one at this time of year suggests it over wintered and is a resident rather than a migrant. The wet mild winter seems to have helped this species because we had several Sussex reports this year.

This maybe quite a common variation of the snout, but in the several we've seen on and near this location we've never seen one this dark.

This maybe quite a common variation of the snout, but in the several we've seen on and near this location we've never seen one this dark.

Its not hard to see how this moth got its name :) Check out his profile .

He almost looks like a cartoon coyote in the face.