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Light Brocade

Lacanobia w-latinum

Checklist Number
73.263 [B&F: 2157]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Hadeninae
Genus:Lacanobia
Species:w-latinum
Authority:(Hufnagel, 1766)

Local on calcareous grassland, heaths and open woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 37-42 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various wood plants, including Broom, Dyer's Greenweed and Bramble, and herbaceous plants, including Redshank, over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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