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1732 Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Shaded Broad-bar  Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Adult)

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Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire

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1732 Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Wingspan 25-30 mm.

Widespread and fairly common throughout Britain, inhabiting a range of open habitats.

The species has one generation, the adults flying in July and August.

The larvae feed on vetch (Vicia) and clover (Trifolium).

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