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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
30/04/2024127TG42Eccles
30/04/2024127TG31Upton
29/04/2024127TG42Eccles
29/04/2024128TF51Walpole Highway
26/04/2024127TG31Upton
26/04/2024127TG23North Walsham
23/04/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
22/04/2024128TM09Great Ellingham
14/04/2024627TG42Eccles
14/04/2024128TF63Heacham
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