Figure of Eight (Diloba caeruleocephala) - iMoths


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Figure of Eight
Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae : Dilobinae

2020 / 73.033

Photo © Malcolm Hillier

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Tethea or

Forewing:	15-19mm.
Flight:	One generation Sept-Nov.
Foodplant:	Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Plum, Cherry, Crab Apple.
Red List:	Endangered (EN)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

Verification Grade Comment: Declining species

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 10 (27%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1968.
Last Recorded in 2009.

Further info: Diloba caeruleocephala