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Clouded Drab
Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2188 / 73.242
Photo © Murray Smith,  16/04/2020 - Lingwood

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Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: One generation March-May.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees. Oak, Birches, sallows etc.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and extremely common.
Exceptionally variable throughout its range.
Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, heathland and gardens.
Male does not have visibly feathered antennae.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1841.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
08/04/2024827TG42Eccles
08/04/2024327TG20Stoke Holy Cross
08/04/2024327TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
08/04/2024228TL99Rockland St Peter
08/04/2024128TF63Hunstanton
08/04/2024827TG04Cley next the Sea
08/04/2024827TG10Cringleford (UEA)
08/04/2024227TG14Felbrigg / Runton
08/04/2024128TF62King's Lynn
08/04/2024428TF63Snettisham
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