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Early Grey
Xylocampa areola (Esper, 1789)
Noctuidae: Psaphidinae
2243 / 73.069
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Forewing: 15-18mm.
Flight: One generation Mar-May.
Foodplant:   Honeysuckles.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
As the English name suggests, this is one of the earliest moths to emerge in the season.
Broad-leaved woodland, heathland, scrub, fens, hedgerows and gardens.
Widespread.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1841.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
08/04/2024127TG42Eccles
08/04/2024227TG20Stoke Holy Cross
08/04/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
08/04/2024128TL79Mundford
08/04/2024527TG30Blofield / Lingwood
08/04/2024128TF63Hunstanton
08/04/2024127TG04Cley next the Sea
08/04/2024227TG11Costessey
07/04/2024128TF72Great Massingham
07/04/2024128TF90Watton
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