Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 2) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and infrequent Habitats : Woodland, hedgerows and gardens Flight Period : Single-brooded; August to early October Larval foodplants : Ash Morley's Final Catalogue : Though formerly dubbed 'rare,' and known from a handful of localities, this species suddenly expanded over the entire County in 1895 amazingly. Probably now no remotest hamlet is without it, in the latter half of August. Even Monks Soham then sports it occasionally, at light; and it ranges to the border at Gorleston. For a larva in. 1857, cf. Ent. Wk. Intell. iii, 4. Wingspan details : Forewing 17-21mm, Wingspan 38-42mm Identification
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