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Broom Moth
Ceramica pisi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2163 / 73.271
Photo © Tim Hodge,  05/06/2015 - Horsey Corner

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Lacanobia oleracea
Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: late May to July
Foodplant:   Various herbaceous plants.
Red List: Vulnerable (VU)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local.
Very variable species, with the ground colour varying between greyish brown to a dark chestnut colour.
Open habitats including heathland, grassland and scrub.

Dramatic decline in recent years.

Recorded in 57 (77%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1930.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
18/06/2023127TG42Eccles
19/07/2022127TG30Hellington
16/07/2022+28TL79Cranwich Heath
14/07/2022128TL79Mundford
10/07/2022+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
02/07/2022+28TL98East Harling Heath
01/07/2022+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
28/06/2022127TG42Winterton Dunes
08/06/2022227TG20Stoke Holy Cross
19/07/2021+28TL78Weeting Heath
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