Moths of Suffolk
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Filtered - 1813 species
Suffolk only
National Status :
Local
Local Status : Locally extinct (SMP Status 4) Habitats : Dense scrub and copse Flight Period : Single-brooded; June to early August Larval foodplants : lichens growing on oaks, Blackthorn, old fences and in some coastal areas on rocks Records : No recent records Morley's Final Catalogue : Regarded as too 'common' to localise in 1890. Now it appears to occur nowhere around Ipswich, and the sole later records are from Beccles on 8 July 1892 and Staverton Thicks m 1918 (Mly), at Covehithe light in August 1936 (Gd). Wingspan details : Forewing 14-18mm, Wingspan 31-38mm Identification
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