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Figure of Eight
Diloba caeruleocephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Dilobinae
2020 / 73.033
Photo © Dave Emley

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Figure of Eighty
Tethea ocularis
Poplar Lutestring
Tethea or
Forewing: 15-19mm
Flight: September - November
Foodplant:   Blackthorn, Hawthorns, Plum, Cherry, Crab Apple
Red List: Endangered (EN)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

An uncommon resident.

Found in most habitats including gardens.

Overwinters as an egg and adults come readily to light, often sitting on adjacent walls or fences.

Verification Grade Comment: Declining species

Recorded in 96 (69%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1800.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
10/11/2022140SJ51 - Shrewsbury/Haughmond Hill
05/11/2022136SO42 - Garway & Orcop
02/11/2022136SO54 - NE Hereford & Marden
01/11/2022136SO54 - NE Hereford & Marden
31/10/2022336SO55 - Bodenham & Pudlestone
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