Family: Noctuidae

73.311 Coast Dart Euxoa cursoria

There are 91 county records of 184 individuals from 20 different sites. First recorded in 1875.

Individual records comprise of: [184 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jul
36
Aug
141
Sep
7

Earliest: 15 Jul 1992 - Latest: 12 Sep 1993

Historical Abundance

2003
2
2001
2
1998
3
1997
18
1996
6
1995
7
1994
7
1993
8
1992
9
1991
10

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
13 (7)
VC68
78 (177)

Similar Species

2081 White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
2085 Archer's Dart Agrotis vestigialis
2093 Sand Dart Agrotis ripae

Status Grade 3

Larval food plants

Common Couch Grass Elytrigia repens
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale
Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides
Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum

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