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Northern Drab
Orthosia opima (Hübner, 1809)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2184 / 73.248
Photo © Stephen Thompson,  08/04/2023 - Bells Meadow Guilden Morden

Similar Cambs Species
Lead-coloured Drab
Orthosia populeti
Clouded Drab
Orthosia incerta
Forewing: 15-17mm.
Flight: One generation April-May.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous and woody plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Recorded in 6 (16%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1953.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
08/04/2023129TL24 - Steeple Morden
08/05/2021129TL35 - Comberton/Wimpole Hall
24/04/2009129TL44 - Fowlmere/Sawston
1990+29TL45 - Cambridge
1975+29TL54 - Linton
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