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Mottled Rustic
Caradrina morpheus (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2387 / 73.092
Photo © Peter Hall,  Bringsty Common

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Uncertain
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Forewing: 13-16mm
Flight: June - August
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A common resident across the region.

Found in many habitats.

Overwinters as a full-grown larva. Adults come readily to light.

Note can be confused with a number of species but the blurred kidney mark and oval mark are distinctive.

Recorded in 109 (78%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1857.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2023)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
18/06/2024136SO74 - Colwall & Malvern Hills AONB
10/09/2023139SJ85 - Biddulph/Kidsgrove
08/09/2023137SO86 - Droitwich Spa
21/08/2023139SO98 - Dudley/Saltwells Wood
15/08/2023139SO98 - Dudley/Saltwells Wood
Further info: Caradrina morpheus
 
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