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Brindled Green

Dryobotodes eremita

Checklist Number
73.225 [B&F: 2248]

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

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Xyleninae
Genus:Dryobotodes
Species:eremita
Authority:(Fabricius, 1775)

Common wherever there are oak trees, in broad-leaved woodland, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and reasonably common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 32-39 mm. A regular visitor to light traps in autumn, usually in small numbers. Larva feeds on buds and leaves of Pedunculate and Sessile Oak.

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

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