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Broom Moth
Ceramica pisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2163 / 73.271
Photo © Peter Hall,  Lochinver

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Forewing: 16-20mm
Flight: late May to July
Foodplant:   Various herbaceous plants
Red List: Vulnerable (VU)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

A common resident across the region.

A species of heaths and moors as well as hedgerows and gardens.

Overwinters as a pupa while adults come to light and sugar and also visit flowers.

Recorded in 89 (64%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
11/09/2023+39SK01 - Cannock Chase/Rugeley
13/08/2023139SJ95 - Leek/Rudyard/Tittesworth
29/07/2023139SJ63 - Market Drayton
06/07/2023139SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
01/07/2023139SJ91 - Cannock Chase/Penkridge
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