Main: (Noctuidae / Eriopinae)
73.080 [B&F: 2308] Latin (Callopistria juventina) (Stoll, 1782)

  
Las Descargues, Lot, France, 17/08/2011, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2011 Normandy, France, 05/08/2007, Robinson 125W MV, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2007 Las Descargues, Lot, France, 17/08/2011, MV Light Trap, Mike Wall (c) Mike Wall 2011

Very rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England on 15 occasions (to 2019), two of which have occurred in Hampshire, in 2016 and 2017. Wingspan 34-36 mm. A beautifully marked, highly distinctive moth. Larva feeds on Bracken, with no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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Distribution Map

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Detail records

SiteDateQuantityRecorderStage
VC11 South Hampshire
Sandy Point (SZ79)20-Jul-2016oneJohnson, AAdult
Lymington (SZ39)23-Jun-2017oneHarmer, AAdult

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