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Red-line Quaker
Leptologia lota
Checklist Number73.189 [B&F: 2263]
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Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Common in woodland rides, scrub, hedgerows, fens, marshes, heathland and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-39 mm. A late autumn moth, slate grey with subterminal line yellowish white, proximally bordered vermilion (MBGBI Vol 10), but see also Yellow-line Quaker A. macilenta. Larva feeds on catkins and leaves of Eared, Goat and Grey Willow.
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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
