Family:
Noctuidae
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| 2081 |
White-line
Dart |
Euxoa
tritici |
Wingspan
28-40mm |
2 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
suspected immigrant, common, to be found in most parts of
Britain |
| Habitat: |
Coastal
sand dunes, cliffs, heathland, moorland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
eggs laid on the food plant. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2082 |
Garden
Dart |
Euxoa
nigricans |
Wingspan
28-35mm |
2 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, distributed throughout most of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Typical
garden, allotments, farmland, marshes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Clovers,
Docks, Plantains |
| Overwinters: |
As
eggs laid on the food plant. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2083 |
Coast
Dart |
Euxoa
cursoria |
Wingspan
27-35mm |
1 |
|
| Status: |
Resident
and suspected immigrant. Nationally Scarce B, restricted to
N, E, W. coasts of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Coastal
sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Sea
Sandwort, Sand couch, and other sand dune plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg on the food plant. Pupates deep in the sand |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2085 |
Archer's
Dart |
Agrotis
vestigialis |
Wingspan
30-35mm |
3 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, distributed around the coasts of Britain, sometimes
found a little inland |
| Habitat: |
Mainly
coastal sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Bedstraws,
Stitchworts, Sea Sandwort |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva feeding throughout the winter. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2087 |
Turnip
Moth |
Agrotis
segetum |
Wingspan
27-40mm |
340 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident
and regular immigrant, common, distributed throughout most
of Britain, scarcer in Scotland |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
farmland, parkland, coastal dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Roots
and hsoots of a variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva feeding throughout the winter. Pupates underground |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2088 |
Heart
& Club |
Agrotis
clavis |
Wingspan
28-35mm |
68 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, in S & SE England, local elsewhere |
| Habitat: |
Sand
dunes, chalk downland, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a fully grown larva in underground cell in which it pupates |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2089 |
Heart
& Dart |
Agrotis
exclamationis |
Wingspan
30-40mm |
2975 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
All
habitats except at high altitude |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a fully grown larva in underground cell in which it pupates |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2091 |
Dark
Sword Grass |
Agrotis
ipsilon |
Wingspan
35-50mm |
47 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Regular
immigrant, occurs throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Mainly
coastal areas, marshes and dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
A
variety of herbaceous plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
far as it is known it does not overwinter |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2092 |
Shuttle-shaped
Dart |
Agrotis
puta |
Wingspan
30-32mm |
897 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, to be found in the southern half of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Gardens,
farmland, parkland, coastal dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Docks,
Dandelions, Knotgrass and Lettuce |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2093 |
Sand
Dart |
Agrotis
ripae |
Wingspan
32-42mm |
46 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident
Nationally Scarce B. Colonies are scattered around coastal
Britain |
| Habitat: |
Strandline
of sandy beaches and sand dunes |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Many
strandline and sand dune plants |
| Overwinters: |
As
a larva then spinning a cocoon deep in the sand |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
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