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Rosy Minor
Litoligia literosa (Haworth, 1809)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2342 / 73.171
Photo © Lee Gregory,  26/07/2021 - Brandon Fen

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Marbled Minor
Oligia strigilis
Tawny Marbled Minor
Oligia latruncula
Forewing: 10-13mm.
Flight: One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Generally distributed, and usually accounted somewhat common. Playford, Stowmarket, Waldringfield, Kessingland, Gorleston cliff garden.

Recent Suffolk Status: Fairly common.

Life history: Single-brooded. Emerges in June in Suffolk.

Identification: Flies later in the year than the Marbled, Tawny marbled and Rufous minors. Greyer in colouration than those species and the central cross band is narrower.

Habitat: Grassland, fens, gardens, scrubby areas.

Recorded in 49 (84%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1940.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
15/08/2024126TL97Hopton/Ixworth
13/08/2024125TM49Somerleyton/Beccles
09/08/2024126TL78Brandon/Lakenheath
09/08/2024125TM45Aldeburgh/Orford
08/08/2024125TG50Gorleston
07/08/2024125TG50Gorleston
07/08/2024225TM33Bawdsey/Felixstowe
06/08/2024126TL77Mildenhall
06/08/2024126TL76Kentford/Dalham
05/08/2024426TL97Hopton/Ixworth
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