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Flounced Chestnut
Anchoscelis helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2265 / 73.188
Photo © Mark Marshall,  5th November, 2020

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Beaded Chestnut
Agrochola lychnidis
Forewing: 16-18mm
Flight: September - October
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees also Heather and Bilberry
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A fairly common but declining resident.

Found in broadleaved woodland heathland and moorland.

Overwinters as an egg and adults come to light and to sugar.

Recorded in 70 (50%) 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
26/10/2023237SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
25/10/2023237SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
24/10/2023337SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
23/10/2023237SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
18/10/2023137SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
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