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Pale Stigma

Mesogona acetosellae

Checklist Number
73.185 [B&F: 2141]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Xyleninae
Genus:Mesogona
Species:acetosellae
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from southern Europe, appearing on the south coast of England, recorded once at sugar at Arlington, Sussex on 26 October 1895, a time of much migrant activity, with no further records to date. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 36-46 mm. Larva feeds on various herbaceous plants; no evidence of breeding in the UK.