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Immature stages

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Ingrailed Clay
Diarsia mendica
Square-spotted Clay
Xestia stigmatica
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Purple Clay
Diarsia brunnea
([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 2122 / 73.332

Morley's Final Catalogue: Never appears in numbers, usually singly on sugar in woods, about Bentley, Ipswich, Waldringfield, Blaxhall, Needham and Hardwick near Bury.

Recent Suffolk Status: Local.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Ingrailed clay is paler in colour. Square-spotted clay is darker in colour and has a distinct dark outer band.

Habitat: Woodland.

Recorded in 35 (60%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
14/06/2023125TM38 - Bungay/Rumburgh
28/08/2022125TM57 - Southwold
23/07/2022126TL88 - Thetford
20/07/2022126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
12/07/2022226TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
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Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
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