UKMoths Beautiful Gothic Leucochlaena oditis - Distribution map
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73.178 BF2226
Beautiful Gothic Leucochlaena oditis
(Hübner, [1822])
Wingspan 28-36 mm.
An extremely local species, occurring only on parts of the south coast of England from the Isle of Wight westwards to Cornwall.
It inhabits sea-cliffs and sand hills, and flies in September and October, occasionally as early as August.
The larvae feed nocturnally on various grasses.
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