Saltern Ear (Amphipoea fucosa) - iMoths - West Midlands Moths Mobile


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Saltern Ear
Amphipoea fucosa (Tutt, 1888)
Noctuidae : Xyleninae

2358 / 73.126

Photo © John Walshe, Whitchurch, Herefordshire 30/7/22. Gen. Det. Male Peter R. Hall. Strong southerlies that night.

Similar West Midlands Species
Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea

Large Ear
Amphipoea lucens

A probable migrant with one record in 2013 and another in 2022.

Verification Grade Comment: Genitalia determination essential

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 2 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2013.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
30/07/2022	1	36	SO51 - Doward & Goodrich
14/08/2013	1	37	SO66 - Upper Sapey & Newnham Bridge

Further info: Amphipoea fucosa

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