Family: Noctuidae

73.265 Beautiful Brocade Lacanobia contigua

There are 2 county records of 2 individuals from 2 different sites. First recorded in 1910.

Individual records comprise of: [2 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jun
1
Jul
1

Earliest: 22 Jun 1910 - Latest: 10 Jul 1986

Historical Abundance

1986
1
1910
1

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
1 (1)
VC68
1 (1)

Similar Species

2157 Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum
2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina
2159 Dog's Tooth Lacanobia suasa

Status Grade 4

Larval food plants

Bog Myrtle Myrica Gale
Bramble Rubus fructicosus agg.
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula

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