Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata) - iMoths


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Broad-barred White
Hecatera bicolorata (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae : Hadeninae

2164 / 73.279

Photo © Dave Jones, 05/08/2020 - Stoke Holy Cross

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Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea

Forewing:	13-15mm.
Flight:	One generation May-July.
Foodplant:	Hawkweeds, hawk's-beards, sow thistles, others.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Norfolk Status
Coastal dunes, shingle and grassland, limestone chalk downland.
Feeds at flowers, comes to light.

Recorded in 62 (84%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1871.
Last Recorded in 2021.

Further info: Hecatera bicolorata