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Clouded Drab
Orthosia incerta (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2188 / 73.242
Photo © Clive Watts,  20/03/2021 - The Gables

Similar Suffolk Species
Northern Drab
Orthosia opima
Lead-coloured Drab
Orthosia populeti
Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: One generation March-May.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees. Oak, Birches, sallows etc.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Morley's Final Catalogue: Fairly common; most usually dug as pupae in winter, and generally distributed.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Records from January and February in Suffolk.
Common at light and also found on Sallow blossom.

Identification: A very variable species in colour and forewing shape. Lead-coloured drab is normally smaller, has a more rounded forewing and feathered antennae in the male. Northern drab is also smaller, has a pointed forewing and has a darker brown central band, although this can be quite faint in Suffolk specimens of that species.

Habitat: Woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens.

Recorded in 54 (93%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
23/02/2024125TM48 - Beccles/Brampton
20/02/2024326TL97 - Hopton/Ixworth
19/02/2024125TM48 - Beccles/Brampton
18/02/2024226TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
18/02/2024125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
Further info: Orthosia incerta
 
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