Main: (Noctuidae / Hadeninae)
73.250 [B&F: 2189] Twin-spotted Quaker (Anorthoa munda) ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

  
Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 21/03/2012, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2012 Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 16/03/2004, Robinson 125W MV, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2004 Winklebury, Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 18/03/2005, Robinson 125W MV, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2005 Greywell, Hampshire VC12, 02/04/2003, Skinner 125W MV, Pale form ab.<i>immaculata</i>, Paul Boswell (c) Mike Wall 2003 Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 18/03/2009, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2009 Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 25/03/2011, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2011 Basingstoke, Hampshire VC12, 12/03/2012, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2012 Harewood Forest, Hampshire VC12, 27/05/2006, Field observation, Larva, Tim Norriss (c) Tim Norriss 2006 Reddings Inclosure, Forest of Dean, Monmouthshire, 31/05/2006, Field observation, Found on bramble, Dave Green (c) David G Green 2006

Common in broad-leaved woodland and gardens throughout England and Wales. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-44 mm. Larva feeds on Sessile and Pedunculate Oak, Sallow, Aspen, Field Maple, Ash, Honeysuckle and Hop, over-wintering as a pupa.

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