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Light Arches
Apamea lithoxylaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2322 / 73.163
Photo © Lynnette Nicholson,  16/06/2017 - Paston

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Reddish Light Arches
Apamea sublustris
Forewing: 18-23mm.
Flight: One generation June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Widespread and common.
Can occur almost anywhere.

Lighter and more heavily marked than the Similar Reddish Light Arches.

Recorded in 67 (91%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
13/06/2025127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
12/06/2025327TG42Eccles
12/06/2025128TF92Great Ryburgh
11/06/2025127TG42Eccles
10/06/2025127TG31Acle
09/06/2025327TG42Eccles
09/06/2025128TF63Dersingham
09/06/2025127TM18Tibenham
09/06/2025327TG11Costessey
09/06/2025128TF62King's Lynn
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