Northumberland Moths
Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
Family: Noctuidae
73.121 Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago
There are 954 county records of 1812 individuals from 141 different sites. First recorded in 1839.
Individual records comprise of: [1801 Adult] [3 Larval] [8 Pupal] .Occurrence by month (Adults)
| Jul 1 | Aug 272 | Sep 1366 |
| Oct 156 | Nov 1 |
Earliest: 28 Jul 2019 - Latest: 03 Nov 2011
Historical Abundance
| 2020 123 | 2019 119 | 2018 161 | 2017 65 | 2016 26 | 2015 15 | 2014 25 | 2013 199 | 2012 57 | 2011 254 |
Records (Individuals) by Vice County
| VC67 367 (470) | VC68 587 (1342) |
Status Grade 1
Larval food plants
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvenseFoxglove Digitalis purpurea
Greater Burdock Arctium lappa
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
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