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Gold Spot
Plusia festucae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Plusiinae
2439 / 73.022
Photo © Ryan Irvine,  03/09/2012 - Hemsby

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Lempke's Gold Spot
Plusia putnami
Forewing: 14-19mm.
Flight: June-July. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Sedges, Yellow Iris, Branched Bur-reed, Water-plantain.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local, common in fen areas and the Broads.
Fens, damp meadows, heathland, damp woodland and saltmarsh.

The main confusion species is Lempke's Gold Spot.


Lempke's Gold Spot (left) Gold Spot (right)

Lempke's has a shorter, broader, less elongated inner apical streak.

Recorded in 62 (84%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1834.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
03/07/2025127TG42Eccles
03/07/2025127TG13Aldborough / Hanworth
30/06/2025+27TG31Alderfen Broad
28/06/2025227TM49Thurlton
25/06/2025+27TG41Filby
18/06/2025127TG42Eccles
17/06/2025128TF63Dersingham
15/06/2025127TG42Eccles
14/06/2025127TG42Eccles
14/06/2025127TG31Upton
Further info: Plusia festucae
 
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