Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Reasonably widespread particularly in heathland and grassland areas Habitats : Heathland, grassland, fens and scrub and other open areas Flight Period : Single-brooded; July to mid-September Larval foodplants : Hard-bladed grasses, such as Sheep's Fescue, Mat-grass and Purple Moor-grass Final Catalogue : Common but restricted to the light lands, where imagines are often conspicuous on ragwort flowers in hot sunshine. Copdock, Bentley Woods, Ipswich occasionally at light, Foxhall, Bixley, Hemley at light., Friday-street in Rendlesham (Vinter); Glemham Magna, Bungay, Barnby Broad, Beccles, Lowestoft, Fritton, Burgh Castle, Gorleston; Bury, Tuddenham. Wingspan details : Forewing 12-17mm, Wingspan 27-32mm Identification
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Wortham Ling (8.ix.2002) © Paul Kitchener
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Further Photographs
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