Derwick's Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa (Stephens, 1850))
Scientific name: Macdunnoughia confusa (Stephens, 1850)
Common name: Derwick's Plusia
French name: Confuse, la goutte d'argent.
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Heterocera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Plusiinae
Wingspan: 30-34 mm.
Biotope:
Geographic area: Eurasia
Flight time: May to July, then September to October.
Number of generations : 2
Caterpillar: Green with a pale longitudinal line on each side. The segments are separated by a thin pale cross-line.
Host plant: Mint (Mentha) and Nettle (Urtica).
The Derwick's Plusia is a widespread moth.
This moth is a migrator.

Derwick's Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa) - Saône-et-Loire, France - October 29th 2005
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Derwick's Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa)
Late October, you do not see so many moths or butterflies.
This is because I looked more closely at the flower pots that I observed the Derwick's Plusia.

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