Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and common Habitats : Grassland, fens, open woodland, scrub, heathland and gardens Flight Period : Single-brooded; late June to early September Larval foodplants : Grasses, on the flowers and seeds Morley's Final Catalogue : This superb Noctuid is certainly becoming quite scarce. Before 1890 it was known from Ipswich, Glemham Magna, Leiston, Needham, Stowmarket, Bury railway (Wratislaw, Suff. Inst. iv, 1870, 221), Tuddenham and one taken at Eye in August 1859 (Tyrer, Ent. Wk. Int. vii, 43). The sole later record is that of a few sitting, like the above C. graminis, on Breck flowers at Freckenham and Holywell in Mildenhall on 10-11 August 1928 (Mly). Wingspan details : Forewing 14-16mm, Wingspan 34-37mm Identification
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Eye, Suffolk (24.vii.2006) © Paul Kitchener
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