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1382 Anania verbascalis

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

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Using datasets:
Dorset SSSI Species Records 1952 - 2004 (Natural England): Dorset Environmental Records Centre
Wicken Fen nature reserve species data held by The National Trust: National Trust
Tullie House Museum Natural History Collections: Tullie House Museum
Lincolnshire Moths: Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership
Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005).: Natural England
Suffolk Biological Records Centre (SBRC) dataset: Suffolk Biological Records Centre
Lepidoptera: Moths: Records for Kent: Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre
Sussex Moth data for 2011 and 2012 DEFRA FUNDED: Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre
Norfolk Species of Conservation Concern: Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service
Lepidoptera species distribution dataset from 1981 to 2008 for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

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1382 Anania verbascalis

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Wingspan 22-26 mm.

Locally distributed in the southern half of England, this species inhabits open heathland and shingle areas.

The larvae feed mainly on wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia), overwintering in a state of diapause.

The flight period is June and July, and the species is single-brooded.

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