Nutmeg (Anarta trifolii)


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Nutmeg
Anarta trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae : Hadeninae

2145 / 73.255

Photo © Mick Norman, 21/05/2020 - Gaywood, Kings Lynn

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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 2024.

Latest 10 Records
Date	#	VC	10k	Area
08/04/2024	1	28	TF63	Snettisham
08/04/2024	1	28	TF62	King's Lynn
09/10/2023	1	27	TG11	Costessey
30/09/2023	4	27	TG33	Ridlington
22/09/2023	1	28	TF82	East Rudham
20/09/2023	1	28	TL99	Rockland St Peter
16/09/2023	1	28	TF63	Heacham
16/09/2023	1	28	TF74	Brancaster
14/09/2023	1	28	TF63	Heacham
13/09/2023	1	28	TF63	Heacham

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