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 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on July 29th 2022. (© David Hastings) (1/400th sec at f11) DescriptionFamily: Noctuidae (ABH : 73.281) Wing span: 28 - 34mm This moth has a quite broad fore-wing, dark greyish-brown with fine straw-white markings and a solid dark central mark. It is common throughout Britain, but is local in Ireland. It can be found in a variety of habitats, including gardens, roadside verges, field margins, hedgerows, woodland and sand-dunes. There are two generations north to Lancashire and Yorkshire, May to July and August to September. There is usually only one generation further north, in June and July, but there may be a partial second. It over-winters as a pupa. Larvae feed on the ripening seed-pods of campions and Sweet William. It comes to light and feeds at flowers. Earliest UK sighting: 31st May ; Latest UK sighting: 15th August Sightings
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