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Coast Dart
Euxoa cursoria

(Hufnagel, 1766) 2083 / 73.311

Davey, P., 2009: A very local species found on coastal sandhills in northern England, East Anglia, Wales and Scotland, the larva feeding nocturnally on sandhill plants, and hiding in the sand by day. A suspected immigrant was recorded at Dover in 1957. "This species must, at all times, have been extremely rare in the county, and it is very doubtful if it is now there. The records below I give full details of are reliable. I got the Wemouth specimens from A Druitt's collection and dissected... Read More

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Additional Stats

Forewing: 34 - 38mm
Flight: July / August
Foodplant:   Sea sandwort, early hair-grass, common couch, sticky mouse-ear, sea spurge and hound's-tongue
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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