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Drab Looper
Minoa murinata (Scopoli, 1763)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1878 / 70.117
Photo © Neil Sherman,  Worcestershire. May 2015

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 9-11mm
Flight: May-June, August
Foodplant:   Wood spurge
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Extremely rare, in contrast to west England. A doubtful specimen near Stowmarket about 1858 (C); confirmed by one taken at Needham Market in 1903 by Lingwood (EMM, 1904, p.80). Never seen, through forty years, here (Mly).

Recent Suffolk Status: Extinct.

Life history: Double-brooded. Second brood in August is only partial. Day flying in warm sunny weather.

Identification: Plain colouration makes this species unmistakeable.

Habitat: Woodland rides and glades.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (2%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1858.
Last Recorded in 1903.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
1903+25TM05Stowmarket/Needham Market
1858+25TM05Stowmarket/Needham Market
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