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Nutmeg
Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2145 / 73.255
Photo © Kevin Leighton,  27/07/2012 - Stow Bardolph

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Forewing: 14-18mm.
Flight: Two generations April-June. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants. Goosefoots.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and common.
Waste ground, agricultural land, heathland, fens, woodland, scrub, grassland, gardens and a range of other habitats.

Recorded in 67 (91%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
05/05/2025127TG04Cley next the Sea
03/05/2025128TF63Hunstanton
03/05/2025127TG11Costessey
03/05/2025128TL78Weeting Heath
03/05/2025127TG23North Walsham
02/05/2025128TL99Rockland St Peter
02/05/2025128TF63Hunstanton
02/05/2025127TM39Chedgrave / Loddon
01/05/2025127TG50Great Yarmouth
01/05/2025128TF63Hunstanton
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