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Acronicta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Acronictinae
2280 / 73.040
Photo © Stewart Wright,  18/09/2016 - Upton Fen

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Similar Species: None
Forewing: 16-21mm.
Flight: One generation May-Aug.
Foodplant:   Downy and Silver Birch, Alder.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and common.
Broad-leaved woodland, heathland, fens, scrub and increasingly urban areas where food plants found.

Occasionally melanic dark forms can occur, more common in northern England and the Midlands, in industrial areas.

Distinctive caterpillar is pale green, and is covered with extremely long whitish hairs.

Recorded in 64 (86%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
22/08/2023127TG20Stoke Holy Cross
17/08/2023127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
17/08/2023127TG20Norwich (Earlham)
12/08/2023128TF63Snettisham
11/08/2023127TG11Costessey
11/08/2023128TF51Walpole Highway
11/08/2023128TF63Snettisham
31/07/2023327TG33Ridlington
27/07/2023127TG23North Walsham
13/07/2023128TF63Snettisham
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