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Clouded Drab
Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2188 / 73.242
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Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: One generation March-May.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees. Oak, Birches, sallows etc.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and extremely common.
Exceptionally variable throughout its range.
Broad-leaved woodland, scrub, heathland and gardens.
Male does not have visibly feathered antennae.

Recorded in 65 (88%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1841.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
03/10/2024527TM28Harleston
01/06/2024127TG01Lyng
31/05/2024127TG33Ridlington
13/05/2024127TG42Eccles
11/05/2024128TM08Quidenham
11/05/2024127TG14West Runton
08/05/2024127TM18Shimpling
07/05/2024127TG31Upton
07/05/2024127TG10Cringleford / Intwood
05/05/2024127TG11Horsford
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