Family: Noctuidae

73.045 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

There are 318 county records of 434 individuals from 131 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [416 Adult] [17 Larval] [1 Not recorded] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

May
60
Jun
264
Jul
82
Aug
5

Earliest: 03 May 1997 - Latest: 18 Aug 2013

Historical Abundance

2020
14
2019
7
2018
21
2017
20
2016
10
2015
39
2014
9
2013
13
2012
1
2011
18

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
279 (393)
VC68
39 (41)

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