Family: Noctuidae
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2492 Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis Wingspan 24-28mm
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© Peter Clarke
Status: Resident, common throughout most of Britain
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland, hedgerows, scrub, fens, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

Withered leaves including those of Oak, Beech and Travellers Joy
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon formed among plant debris

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2493 Dotted Fan-foot Macrochilo cribrumalis Wingspan 27-30mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, Nationally Scarce B, to be found in E Anglia and some parts of S England
Habitat: Sedge beds, fens, bogs, and peaty areas

Laval Food Plant:

Wood Sedge, Hairy Wood-rush, Field Wood-rush
Overwinters: As a part grown larva in tusssocks of vegetation. Pupates in a cocoon underground or in plant debris

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