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Vine's Rustic
Hoplodrina ambigua ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2384 / 73.099
Photo © Paul Kitchener,  Shottisham, 10 August 2022

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Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda
Uncertain
Hoplodrina octogenaria
Forewing: 13-15mm.
Flight: Two generations May-July. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   herbaceous plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: C. ambigua, is a recent immigrant to the south coast.
The first county record was in 1948.

Recent Suffolk Status: Abundant.

Life history: Double-brooded. Flies well into November in recent times.

Identification: Similar to the Rustic and the Uncertain, but smaller and with a pure white hindwing.

Habitat: A wide variety of habitats including gardens.

Recorded in 55 (95%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1948.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
20/10/2023125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
20/10/2023126TL84Sudbury/Glemsford
19/10/2023125TM24Woodbridge/Martlesham
18/10/2023125TM59Lowestoft
17/10/2023125TM59Lowestoft
16/10/2023125TM59Lowestoft
12/10/2023125TM59Lowestoft
12/10/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
11/10/2023225TM59Lowestoft
11/10/2023125TM25Wickham Market/Otley
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