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Gold Spot
Plusia festucae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Plusiinae
2439 / 73.022
Photo © Garry Barlow,  Tidbury Green, West Midlands

Similar West Midlands Species
Lempke's Gold Spot
Plusia putnami
Forewing: 14-19mm
Flight: June - July and August - September
Foodplant:   Sedges, Yellow Iris, Branched Bur-reed, Water-plantain
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

A common resident.

Found in a range of mainly damp habitats as well as in gardens.

Overwinters as a small larva. Adults come readily to light and also visit flowers at night.

Note The rare Lemke's Gold Spot is similar but in that species the large white triangle near the wing tip is blunt-ended but on this species it has an acute point.

Recorded in 107 (76%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
22/10/2022139SJ85 - Biddulph/Kidsgrove
06/10/2022139SJ95 - Leek/Rudyard/Tittesworth
03/10/2022136SO35 - Lyonshall & Pembridge
14/09/2022139SJ95 - Leek/Rudyard/Tittesworth
14/09/2022139SJ95 - Leek/Rudyard/Tittesworth
Further info: Plusia festucae
 
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