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Archer's Dart
Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2085 / 73.322
Photo © Lynnette Nicholson,  Blakeney Point 2020-09-05

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Sand Dart
Agrotis ripae
Coast Dart
Euxoa cursoria
Forewing: 14-18mm.
Flight: One generation July-Sept.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local. Quite a distinctive 'Dart'.
Coastal habitats, heathland, fens, grassland.
Mainly found in the Brecks and along the coast.

Recorded in 39 (53%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
11/09/2024228TF74Holme NNR
10/09/2024128TF74Holme NNR
08/09/2024127TG42Eccles
07/09/2024128TF74Holme NNR
06/09/2024127TG42Eccles
06/09/2024428TF74Holme NNR
06/09/2024128TF74Holme NNR
05/09/2024128TF74Holme NNR
04/09/2024228TF74Holme NNR
03/09/2024528TF74Holme NNR
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