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Archer's Dart
Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2085 / 73.322
Photo © Ray Roche,  13/07/2015 - Ingoldisthorpe

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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 38 (51%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
15/09/2023228TF74Holme NNR
14/09/2023127TG42Eccles
14/09/2023428TF74Holme NNR
13/09/2023828TF74Holme NNR
12/09/2023728TF74Holme NNR
12/09/2023128TF64Hunstanton
11/09/2023127TG42Eccles
11/09/20231428TF74Holme NNR
10/09/2023127TG42Eccles
10/09/20231328TF74Holme NNR
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