Noctuidae : Acronictinae
  Prev | Next  
Photo © Ann,  Wool, Dorset

Similar Dorset Species
Striped Wainscot
Mythimna pudorina
Large Wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa
Upload a Photo
 
Reed Dagger
Simyra albovenosa
(Goeze, 1781) 2290 / 73.035

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2006.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2023)
Additional Stats

Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: Two generations May-July. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Common Reed
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
< Scarce Merveille du Jour | Alder Moth >
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2023)
Date#VC10k Area
21/07/202219SY58 Abbotsbury
24/07/200819SY66 Portland Bill
26/07/200619SY66 Portland Bill

We need your records!
Do you have records of Reed Dagger?
Put your own dot on the map!

Golden Cinnabar Membership

  • Help with running costs of dorsetmoths.co.uk
  • View detailed maps
  • List detailed species records
  • 12 month membership

dorsetmoths.co.uk
   You can really help...
Copyright © Lepidoptera UK 2025
   
Click Map for Details...
  Immature   Adult
Show Details | 1990 to 2023 | 2000 to 2023 | Graph Key
Further info: Simyra albovenosa
 
UK Moths
NBN Atlas
Moth Dissection UK
Svenska fjarilar
Lepiforum.de
Devon Moths
Hants Moths
Herts & Middx Moths
Norfolk Moths
Suffolk Moths
Cambs Moths
Bedfordshire Moths
West Midlands Moths
Yorkshire Moths
Upper Thames Moths
Essex Field Club
Kent Moths

Link to this page...
www.dorsetmoths.co.uk?bf=22900

Mobile View
Share
© dorsetMoths.co.uk 2025 NOLA®; Database using MapMate® Digital Maps © Bartholomew 2010. Design © Jim Wheeler 2025
This site requires necessary cookies to function correctly. We'd also like to set Google analytics cookies that help us make improvements by measuring how you use the site. These will be set only if you accept all cookies. Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this will affect how the website functions. Cookies Policy