Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and abundant Habitats : Can be found almost anywhere Flight Period : Double-brooded; first brood May to August. Literature states a second partial brood in September but there are very few September records for this species in the county Larval foodplants : Various herbaceous plants Morley's Final Catalogue : Both (referring also to Turnip Moth) as common as tumips everywhere, often a pest at light and sugar. The lands around Barham were much damaged by the larvae of Agrotis segetum devouring the roots, about 1826, and the Rev. W. Kirby told me that several bushels of the larvae were destroyed by Mr. Rodwell (Stephens, Illust. ii, 1829, p. 116). A. aequa, Och., at Sudbury in 1836 (Ent. Mag. iv, 233). Wingspan details : Forewing 15-19mm, Wingspan 35-44mm Identification
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Eye, Suffolk (15.vi.2006) © Paul Kitchener
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