73.304 BF2208  –  Noctuidae –  Noctuinae – Leucania loreyi – Cosmopolitan Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant        orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> .  . >>  Noctuidae  >> Noctuinae
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Other Name/s: Mythimna loreyi
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1983 )  –  A rare migrant which was last recorded in Derbyshire in 1983. 
Flight Period: August /  September /  October /  –  Most likely to be encountered during August – October Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 34-44mm
Forewing: 16-17mm
Food Plant: Various grasses.
Last Recorded Year: 1983
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Leucania loreyi

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Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Leucania loreyi
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Monthly Counts By Year: Leucania loreyi

Recordings By Year: Leucania loreyi

Leucania loreyi
Insufficient records/data for a trend analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Leucania loreyi

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Leucania loreyi

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Leucania loreyi – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Leucania loreyiBack Lane, GlapwellSK46T198309/09/19831Adult
Leucania loreyiBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T198309/09/19831Adult

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