Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis) - iMoths


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Pale Mottled Willow
Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)
Noctuidae : Xyleninae

2389 / 73.095

Photo © John And Judy Geeson

Similar Norfolk Species
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda

Small Mottled Willow
Spodoptera exigua

Forewing:	12-15mm.
Flight:	Two generations May-July. Aug-Oct.
Foodplant:	Grass seeds.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Norfolk Status
Distinct mottling to the forewing, with several dark dots along the leading edge.
Grassland, scrub, open woodland and gardens.
Widespread. (Immigrant)

Recorded in 64 (93%) of 69 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1930.
Last Recorded in 2019.

Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
22/10/2019	1	27	TG23 - N.Walsham/Roughton
21/10/2019	1	27	TG23 - N.Walsham/Roughton
20/10/2019	1	28	TF74 - Holme/Titchwell
17/10/2019	1	27	TG01 - Lyng/N.Tuddenham
13/10/2019	1	28	TF62 - King's Lynn/Dersingham

Further info: Caradrina clavipalpis

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Suffolk Moths		Hants Moths
	Lepiforum.de		Norfolk Moths (Full)

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