Moths of Suffolk
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National Status :
Common
Local Status : Resident (SMP Status 1) Distribution and abundance : Widespread and common, predominantly in the east of the county Habitats : Grassland, fens, scrub and gardens Flight Period : Single-brooded; June to July Larval foodplants : Ripening seed-pods of Sweet William and also Bladder Campion Morley's Final Catalogue : Not listed as Suffolk Aston's Additions : I caught the first Suffolk specimen at Polstead on 2.viii.1953, 3.30 p.m. at rest. Before that it was known only from Dover and the Hill of Howth, Dublin, but now it has colonised East Anglia across to Hertfordshire and we have noted it in Suffolk at Stowmarket, Reydon, Aldeburgh, Southwold, Ipswich, Walberswick, Waldringfield. (See Trans. S.N.S., Vol. VIII, pt. III, p. 135). Morley (1937) made no mention of the species. Wingspan details : Forewing 13-15mm, Wingspan 28-34mm Identification
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Ipswich (3.vi.2003) © A Prichard
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