White-marked (Cerastis leucographa)


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White-marked
Cerastis leucographa ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Noctuidae : Noctuinae

2140 / 73.337

Photo © Neil Sherman, Powerstock Common, Dorset. April 2019.

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Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa

Forewing:	14-16mm
Flight:	Late March-April
Foodplant:	Various herbaceous plants and trees
Red List:	Least Concern (LC)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: ''Very rare. Combs Wood, near Stowmarket (H. H. Crewe)'': but not in Nat. 1858. None later; needs confirmation.

Recent Suffolk Status: Uncertain. No records in database.
Combs Wood has been searched by the Suffolk Moth group but this species hasn't been found there again.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Red chestnut lacks the white kidney mark and oval spot.

Habitat: Woodland.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Latest 10 Records
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Further info: Cerastis leucographa

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