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Dark Sword-grass
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2091 / 73.327
Photo © Lynnette Nicholson, Mark Golley,  01/10/2024 - Cley

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Forewing: 15-25mm.
Flight: July-Oct (Recorded all months)
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List:
GB Status: Immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
One of Norfolks most regular migrants.
Can occur in any month, mostly between June and October.

Breeding in the UK has never been proven. The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, but thought unable to over-winter.

Characteristic distinctive set of dark arrow-shaped darts on the forewing, one pointing outwards from the reniform stigma.

Recorded in 67 (91%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1840.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
15/11/2024128TF63Dersingham
15/11/2024128TF63Snettisham
13/11/2024128TF63Dersingham
13/11/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
12/11/2024127TG11Horsford
11/11/2024127TG30Blofield / Lingwood
10/11/2024127TG42Eccles
10/11/2024127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
10/11/2024127TG23North Walsham
09/11/2024127TG24Overstrand
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