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Striped Lychnis
Cucullia lychnitis Rambur, 1833
Noctuidae: Cuculliinae
2219 / 73.057
Photo © Martin Harvey

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Forewing: 18-21mm.
Flight: June - July.
Foodplant:   Dark Mullein and White Mullein
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce A
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
Status
Locally extinct.
Now occurring only in a few scattered localities in the south of England.

Barrett [VCH 1901] Cucullia lychnitis, Ramb.
"Found by Dr. W. M. Crowfoot at Aldeby ; rare"

BAP Priority Species

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 1873.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
1873 to 1913+27TM49Toft Monks
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