73.248 BF2184 - Northern Drab - Noctuidae - Orthosia opima

73.248 BF2184 - Noctuidae - Hadeninae - Orthosia opima - Northern Drab

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

Distribution: (Last record: 22/04/1971 at Shardlow ) - A rare vagrant with less than 25 specimens being reported – last recorded on 22nd April 1971 from Shardlow. All records refer to occasional individuals captured at MV Light.

Flight Period: April / May / - On the wing – mid-April – mid-May

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

Wingspan: 34-40mm
Forewing: 15-17mm

Food Plant: Sallow (Salix), Birch (Betula), Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea).

Last Recorded Date: 22/04/1971

Last Recorded By: RHD from Harrison & Sterling

Last Recorded General Area: Shardlow

No First Date Information Recorded

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