Family: Noctuidae

73.242 Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta

There are 3626 county records of 13261 individuals from 243 different sites. First recorded in 1875.

Individual records comprise of: [13253 Adult] [8 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Feb
23
Mar
3525
Apr
7743
May
1921
Jun
23
Aug
1

Earliest: 17 Feb 2017 - Latest: 14 Aug 2014

Historical Abundance

2020
361
2019
1598
2018
1287
2017
793
2016
312
2015
527
2014
482
2013
331
2012
757
2011
1713

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
2614 (8962)
VC68
1012 (4299)

Similar Species

2184 Northern Drab Orthosia opima
2185 Lead-coloured Drab Orthosia populeti
2186 Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Common Lime Tilia x europaea
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
English Elm Ulmus procera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra

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