Northumberland Moths
Tawny Shears Hadena perplexa
Family: Noctuidae
73.286 Tawny Shears Hadena perplexa
There are 55 county records of 60 individuals from 26 different sites. First recorded in 1875.
Individual records comprise of: [59 Adult] [1 Larval] .Occurrence by month (Adults)
| May 10 | Jun 30 | Jul 10 | Aug 1 |
| Oct 5 |
Earliest: 15 May 2007 - Latest: 14 Oct 1991
Historical Abundance
| 2016 1 | 2013 3 | 2011 1 | 2007 1 | 2006 3 | 2005 3 | 2004 13 | 2003 1 | 1999 1 | 1997 1 |
Records (Individuals) by Vice County
| VC67 45 (49) | VC68 10 (11) |
Status Grade 2
Larval food plants
Bladder Campion Silene vulgarisNottingham Catchfly Silene nutans
Rock Sea-spurrey Spergularia Rupicola
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
White Campion Silene latifolia
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