Family: Noctuidae

73.022 Gold Spot Plusia festucae

There are 818 county records of 1316 individuals from 145 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [1315 Adult] [1 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

May
10
Jun
65
Jul
249
Aug
814
Sep
174

Earliest: 14 May 2020 - Latest: 20 Sep 2008

Historical Abundance

2020
41
2019
61
2018
169
2017
137
2016
78
2015
33
2014
44
2013
118
2012
54
2011
21

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
680 (1132)
VC68
138 (184)

Status Grade 2

Larval food plants

Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Sedge Carex spp
Tufted Sedge Carex elata

Find moths by larval food plants here.

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