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Pale Shoulder
Acontia lucida

(Hufnagel, 1766) 2415 / 73.028

Davey, P., 2009: A very rare immigrant species seen once in the nineteenth century and five times in the 1990s, but with increasing frequency subsequently, the larva feeding on field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), mallow (Malva spp.) and marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis). In Dorset, the moth has been recorded from light traps on six occasions; half of these have been from R Eden's traps: West Bexington, on 5 August 1994, 19 August 1996, 14 August 2004 (R Eden), Portland, on 1 September 2005... Read More

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Recorded in 3 (8%) of 40 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1994.
Last Recorded in 2019.
(Data up to end 2019)
Additional Stats

GB Status: Immigrant
Former Status: Migrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2019)
Date#VC10k Area
27/07/201919SZ07 Swanage
25/07/200619SY66 Portland Bill
01/09/200519SY66 Portland Bill
14/08/200419SY58 Abbotsbury
10/08/200419SY66 Portland Bill

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