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A Selection of Noctuidae Moths 73.274 - 73.291

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(Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae
Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth
Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae
73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154
(Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758)  
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae  
Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth Cabbage Moth  
Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae Mamestra brassicae  
73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154 73.274 BF 2154  

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 7mm to 10mm.

Flight Period: May to July, again in August to October, occasion third brood in autumn.

Habitat: Wide range of habitats, larvae feed on brassicae mainly.

Comment: Common and wide spread over the British Isles, though less common further north.           

Noctuidae Family

Species 73.293 to 73.298

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(Hufnagel 1766) (Hufnagel 1766) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae
The Lychnis The Lychnis Varied Coronet Varied Coronet Varied Coronet
Hada bicruris Hada bicruris Hadenina compta Hadenina compta Hadenina compta
73.281  BF 2173 73.281  BF 2173 73.282  BF 2170 73.282  BF 2170 73.282  BF 2170

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 30mm to 40mm.

Flight Period: May until September, in over lapping broods.

Habitat: The moth favours most types of habitats where red and White Campion grow.

Comment: This moth is fairly common and quite well distributed throughout the British Isles.

(Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Linnaeus 1758) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae
Common Wainscot Common Wainscot Common Wainscot Varied Coronet Varied Coronet
Mythimna pallens Mythimna pallens Mythimna pallens Hadenina compta Hadenina compta
73.291  BF 2199 73.291  BF 2199 73.291  BF 2199 73.282  BF 2170 73.282  BF 2170

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 32mm to 40mm.

Flight Period: July to October in two broods.

Habitat: Open grassy places and these include waste ground, gardens, parks, grassy road side verges, disused railway lines, meadows and commons.

Comment: This moth is a common, and wide spread over most of the UK.

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 28mm to 34mm.

Flight Period: June and July.

Habitat: Parks and gardens, and other open spaces where its food plants grow.

Comment: This moth first appeared in south England during the nineteen forties, it has extended its range as far north as Yorkshire. Quite common in some parts of southern England.

         
                 

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