Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata)


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

2164 / 73.279

Photo © Angela Arkell, 22/06/2013 - mousehold

Similar Species
Small Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea

Forewing:	13-15mm.
Flight:	One generation May-July.
Foodplant:	Hawkweeds, hawk's-beards, sow thistles, others.
Red List:	Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

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

Recorded in 63 (85%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1871.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date	#	VC	10k	Area
06/10/2023	1	28	TF81	Sporle
26/09/2023	1	27	TG10	Bowthorpe
10/09/2023	1	27	TG21	Norwich (Catton)
24/08/2023	1	28	TF41	West Walton
23/08/2023	1	28	TF63	Snettisham
22/08/2023	1	27	TG14	Sheringham / Beeston
21/08/2023	+	28	TL78	Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
20/08/2023	1	27	TG11	Costessey
19/08/2023	1	28	TL79	Mundford
19/08/2023	3	28	TF63	Snettisham

Further info: Hecatera bicolorata