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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua fimbriata

(Schreber, 1759) 2110 / 73.343

Davey, P., 2009: A species of extensive deciduous woodland and parkland throughout Britain, the larva feeding nocturnally on various herbaceous plants and also on the buds of tree species during the spring. The adult is thought to aestivate during August. In Dorset, the moth is frequent and occasionally common in deciduous woodland. The dip in August is likely to reflect diminished activity due to aestivation. High nightly totals have included forty on 29 July 1992 at Durlston; this date is... Read More

Recorded in 41 (103%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2023.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 22-27mm
Flight: July - September
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
11/10/202319SY39 Lyme Regis
10/10/202319SY79 Puddletown
10/10/2023+9SY58 Abbotsbury
08/10/202319SY79 Puddletown
08/10/202319ST61 Sherborne

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