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Marbled Beauty
Bryophila domestica (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Bryophilinae
2293 / 73.084

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Marbled Green
Bryopsis muralis
Forewing: 12-14mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Lichens.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley's Final Catalogue: Frequently noticed on walls, less commonly on wooden palings, never seen on tree-trunks. Sitting upon only the first in Ipswich, Aldeburgh, Stowmarket, &c.; on the second in Gorleston, where orange-coloured forms occur.

Recent Suffolk Status: Common, especially in urban areas.

Life history: Single-brooded.

Identification: Marbled green is normally greener in colour and doesn't have the inner cross line fully across the wing from the costa to the base.

Habitat: Urban areas, villages, churchyards.

Recorded in 48 (83%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1939.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
08/10/2023125TM59 - Lowestoft
13/09/2023125TM23 - Felixstowe/Landguard Point
11/09/2023225TM59 - Lowestoft
11/09/2023225TM59 - Lowestoft
11/09/2023225TM59 - Lowestoft
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