Recent Suffolk Status: Rarely seen in recent years.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Fen square-spot is larger and paler in colour than Small Square-spot, supposedly appears between the two broods of Small square-spot, is only found in fen habitat in our area and flies late at night.
The genitalia of Fen Square-spot are identical to Small Square-spot so future DNA studies may in fact reveal they are the same species.

Habitat: Fens, acid bogs.

Verification Grade Comment: Varying opinions over the validity of this species.

	Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 3 (5%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1990. Last Recorded in 2001. Additional Stats

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