Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Referring also to Heart and Dart: Both as common as turnips everywhere, often a pest at light and sugar.- The lands around Barham were much damaged by the larvae of Agrotis segetum devouring the roots, about 1826, and the Rev. W. Kirby told me that several bushels of the larvae were destroyed by Mr. Rodwell (Stephens, Illust. ii, 1829, p. 116).
Recent Suffolk Status: Very common resident and immigrant. Can be recorded in large numbers in moth traps, especially in the autumn.
Life history: Double-brooded. Records from March to December in Suffolk.
Identification: Quite variable in colour, from very pale brown to black.
Heart and Club is smaller and has a blunt dart mark. Pearly underwing lacks an obvious dart mark.
Habitat: A wide variety of habitats including gardens.Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1826.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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