Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 3) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and not uncommon Habitats : Woodland, heathland, scrub and fens Flight Period : Single-brooded; late July to September Larval foodplants : In the twig or catkin of birches (Betula) Morley's Final Catalogue : Somewhat local among birch. Sutton (Whit) and Hollesley heaths (Wlr) in 1934; Leiston (Grey); Beccles (Crf); Bury (Wrt). Always common in Blythburgh Wood in September and late August (D), the spotted typical form about double as frequent as the suffused one, which alone occurs on alder in Bentley Woods and in mid-September at Foxhall, where on 10 September 1904 one totally suffused was captured (Mly). Wingspan details : Wingspan 13-16mm Identification
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Walton Common, Somerset (24.viii.2007) © Stuart Read
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