Northumberland Moths
Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea
Family: Noctuidae
73.332 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea
There are 2161 county records of 5718 individuals from 176 different sites. First recorded in 1839.
Individual records comprise of: [5709 Adult] [1 Dead] [8 Larval] .Occurrence by month (Adults)
| May 12 | Jun 605 | Jul 3854 | Aug 1198 | Sep 36 |
Earliest: 18 May 2020 - Latest: 21 Sep 2013
Historical Abundance
| 2020 40 | 2019 174 | 2018 275 | 2017 322 | 2016 188 | 2015 283 | 2014 255 | 2013 284 | 2012 173 | 2011 179 |
Records (Individuals) by Vice County
| VC67 1684 (4708) | VC68 477 (1010) |
Status Grade 2
Larval food plants
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillusBramble Rubus fructicosus agg.
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Silver Birch Betula pendula
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