Moths of Suffolk
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Filtered - 1813 species
Suffolk only
National Status :
Nationally Scarce A
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 3) Distribution and abundance : Scarce Habitats : Recent records have occurred where foodplant has been growing in hedgerows Flight Period : Single-brooded; July to early August Larval foodplants : Black Horehound (Ballota nigra) Records : Waldringfield (A P Waller, 1.vii.1952 & 31.vii.1952), Witnesham (A Watchman, 4.vii.1987), Sudbourne (H Mendel, 2.viii.1991), Monks Eleigh (A Watchman, 16.vii.1995), Little Blakenham (P Wilkins, 2005-7, 2009), Ipswich (N Sherman, vi.2006), Bromeswell (A Watchman, 7.vi.2007) Morley's Final Catalogue : Distinctly local among Ballota nigra. Ipswich (Garrett) several imagines in Bramford marshes on hemlock in July 1894-9 (Mly); Orford in July 1902 (Gibbs); Aldeburgh (Hele) and one taken there (Ctw). Wingspan details : Wingspan 13-16mm Identification
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