Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and common Habitats : Fens, heathland, woodland, scrub, gardens, grassland Flight Period : Single-brooded; July to early September Larval foodplants : Various herbaceous plants Morley's Final Catalogue : Certainly much rarer than half-century ago ; never seen by me in Suffolk (Mly). Recorded before 1890 as "not common: Bures, Belstead, Ipswich, Aldeburgh, Leiston; Needham, Bury, Beccles, Lowestoft." Later it has been found, only singly, at Copdock on 14 August 1894 (Hkg); Ipswich one in 1893 (Pyett) Hemley, on sugared tansy in 1901 (Wlr); Waldringfield in 1891 (James); Gorleston (Wiltshire), one (D) and one in August 1920 (Mr). Wingspan details : Forewing 14-17mm, Wingspan 31-36mm Identification
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Eye (18.vii.2005) © Paul Kitchener
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