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Burren Green

Calamia tridens

Checklist Number
73.116 [B&F: 2366]

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:Calamia
Species:tridens
Authority:(Hufnagel, 1766)

Local on limestone pavements, in the Burren district of Co. Clare. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 37-42 mm. Larva feeds on Blue Moor-grass, over-wintering as an egg.