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Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2318 / 73.216
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Angle-striped Sallow
Enargia paleacea
Forewing: 13-16mm.
Flight: One generation July-Sept.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and common.
Variable species, with the ground colour ranging from ochreous-yellow to dark brown.
Woodland, heathland, scrub, fens, grassland with scrub.

Recorded in 68 (92%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1930.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
11/07/2025427TG42Eccles
11/07/2025128TL99Rockland St Peter
11/07/2025128TF51Wiggenhall
11/07/20252627TG10Cringleford (UEA)
11/07/2025127TG20Norwich (Thorpe Hamlet)
11/07/2025427TM18Winfarthing
10/07/2025427TG42Eccles
10/07/20251028TF63Dersingham
10/07/2025127TM18Tibenham
10/07/2025527TG11Horsford
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