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Small Clouded Brindle
Apamea unanimis (Hübner, 1813)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2331 / 73.159
Photo © Garry Barlow

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Mesapamea didyma
Forewing: 15-17mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   Grasses
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A widely spread but uncommon resident.

A species of damp grassland, marshes, fens and damp open woodland.

Overwinters as a full-grown larva while adults are attracted to light and to flowers.

Recorded in 81 (58%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1876.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
14/08/2022140SJ61 - Wellington/The Weald Moors
29/07/2022140SJ61 - Wellington/The Weald Moors
18/07/2022240SJ41 - Shrewsbury/Preston Montford
11/07/2022140SO57 - Ludlow
09/07/2022136SO53 - SE Hereford & Haugh Wood
Further info: Apamea unanimis
 
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