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Dingy Shell
Euchoeca nebulata (Scopoli, 1763)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1874 / 70.112
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Grimley VC37. 24/07/2020

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Forewing: 9-12mm
Flight: May - August
Foodplant:   Alder
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A fairly common local resident.

A species of damp woodland and marshy areas.

Overwinters as a pupa. Adult invariably sit with their wings raised above the body. They fly from dusk and come to light in small numbers.

Recorded in 89 (64%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
26/08/2022137SO97 - Dodford/Lickey
21/08/2022139SO89 - Himley/Penn
15/08/2022140SJ51 - Shrewsbury/Haughmond Hill
14/08/2022136SO55 - Bodenham & Pudlestone
13/08/2022139SJ82 - Eccleshall/Gnosall
Further info: Euchoeca nebulata
 
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