Moths of Suffolk
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Filtered - 1813 species
Suffolk only
National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and common Habitats : In a wide variety, including woodland, hedgerows, fens, grassland, heathland and gardens Flight Period : Single-brooded; June to mid-August Larval foodplants : Various herbaceous plants - found locally on Honeysuckle and hawthorns Morley's Final Catalogue : Suffolk, teste W. C. Hewitson Esq. (Stephens, Illust. ii, 1829,p.133); Monks Soham. If this and the two former species (referring to Purple Clay and Square-spotted Clay) be not actually mere forms of but one, it is most remarkable with what similarity and interassociation they all three occur in Suffolk. Wingspan details : Forewing 17-19mm, Wingspan 36-46mm Identification
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