Noctuidae : Xyleninae
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Photo © Adrian Matthews,  11/11/2021 - Pye Terrace, CB4 1DX

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Oak Rustic
Dryobota labecula

(Esper, 1788) 2246a / 73.223

A moth we've been expecting for some time now in Cambridgeshire. No surprise then when it finally arrived. The first report was by Mike Darsley in Little Shelford 28/10/2021 followed on 5/11/2021 by a second in Chesterton, Cambridge by Adrian Matthews.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 4 (11%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2021.
Last Recorded in 2022.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area or Nature Reserve
12/11/2022129TL45 - Cambridge
30/10/2022129TL48 - Manea/Mepal
29/10/2022129TL66 - Chippenham Fen
28/10/2022129TL48 - Manea/Mepal
27/10/2022229TL34 - Royston
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Forewing: 12-15mm
Flight: One generation, October to December
Foodplant:   Evergreen (Holm) Oak
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce / Immigrant
Former Status: Recent colonist / Suspected immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
 Immature Adult
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