Photo © Brian Hedley

Eastern Bordered Straw

Heliothis nubigera

Checklist Number
73.075 [B&F: 2404]

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

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Heliothinae
Genus:Heliothis
Species:nubigera
Authority:Herrich-Schäffer, 1851

Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from southern Europe, appearing occasionally on the south and east coast of Britain, often among influxes of Bordered Straw H. peltigera, with three occurrences to the end of 2008 in Hampshire and one on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-42 mm. Larva feeds on Honeysuckle, Tomato and other herbaceous plants; an unprecedented 16 were recorded nationally in 2006, some of which may have been the progeny of earlier arrivals.

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
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

No Larval records to show.

VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
West High Down: Coastguard Cottages (SZ38)23/07/2003oneMartin C HarveyAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Funtley (SU50)26/05/2006oneMaurice OpieAdult
Portchester (SU60)14/06/2006oneJon StokesMature
Brambridge (SU42)26/08/2006oneBrian HedleyAdult