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Euzophera cinerosella

(Zeller, 1839)1469 / 62.050

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Noted as absent.

Recent Status: A scarce species in Suffolk.

Life Style: The moth has a long flight period over the summer. It flies at night and comes to light. The larvae feed in the rootstock of Artemisia absinthium where they hibernate. During the spring they move into a stem where they pupate.

Identification: A grey brown forewing marked with white and darker scales. The pale pre median line is half way along the moth. White scales dominate along the costal area and there is a darker shading lying from the middle of the median band to the wing apex, interrupted by the pale post median line.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 11 (19%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1990.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
27/07/2023125TM45 - Aldeburgh/Orford
08/07/2023125TM45 - Aldeburgh/Orford
15/07/2020125TM33 - Bawdsey/Felixstowe
05/08/2018125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
25/07/2015+25TM45 - Aldeburgh/Orford
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Wingspan: 23-28 mm.
Flight: May-Aug.
Foodplant:   Wormwood
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
 Immature Adult
     
Underlying maps using Digital Map Data © Norfolk Online Lepidoptera Archive - NOLA™ - Suffolk 2024. © James Wheeler - Norfolk Moths 2007 - 2024. Data © NOLA™ - Suffolk 2024
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