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Large Nutmeg
Apamea anceps ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2333 / 73.157
Photo © Adrian Matthews,  Chesterton, Cambridge. 22 May 2020

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Apamea oblonga
Forewing: 16-21mm.
Flight: One generation June-July.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Near Threatened (NT)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Recorded in 26 (70%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1899.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
27/07/2023329TL44 - Fowlmere/Sawston
08/07/2023129TL44 - Fowlmere/Sawston
01/07/2023229TL46 - Cottenham/Cambridge
30/06/2023129TL45 - Cambridge
28/06/2023429TL46 - Cottenham/Cambridge
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