Oak Lutestring

This species has a very restricted distribution in Kent, but can be found in some ancient Oak woodland, the stronghold being the Orlestone area, where it is regularly encountered.  It flies later in the year than other similar species, and is fairly distinctive, but can be separated from other Lutestrings by the presence of two brown cross bands edged in black and either side of a central, paler grey cross band.

Satin Lutestring

Locally distributed throughout Kent, this moth is more of an inland species than coastal, and can be found in mature woodland across the county.

  This moth is similar to <a href="https://kent-moths.vercel.app/species/ochropacha-duplaris">Common Lutestring</a> in that it lacks the obvious white-ish marking on the forewing ruling out <a href="https://kent-moths.vercel.app/species/tethea-or">Poplar Lutestring</a>, <a href="http://localhost:3000/species/tethea-ocularis">Figure of Eighty</a> and <a href="https://kent-moths.vercel.app/species/achlya-flavicornis">Yellow Horned</a>.  This species has a broad dark band from about 1/3 to beyond 1/2 on the forewing and within this band is a dark 'dash' (which appears as one or two 'dots' on Common Lutestring). There is also another 'dash' on the leading edge of the forewing towards the tip.

Common Lutestring

Distributed locally across Kent, this species is more likely to be found close to the coast than <a href="https://kent-moths.vercel.app/species/tetheella-fluctuosa">Satin Lutestring</a> but occurs in most habitats, including gardens. 

 It can  be separated particularly from Satin Lutestring by the presence (normally) of two dark 'dots' in the middle of the forewing and the presence of a 'dash' starting at the tip of the forewing (on Satin Lutestring this 'dash' starts well before the tip of the forewing).

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Common Lutestring

Ochropacha duplaris

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