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Angle Shades
Phlogophora meticulosa

(Linnaeus, 1758) 2306 / 73.113
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Yorkshire Status: Abundant and widespread resident.

"Plentiful everywhere" said Porritt in 1883, and it would be hard to disagree nowadays. This is a common species and occurs all over the county in many different of habitats. Larvae are often reported feeding on a wide variety of garden plants. With its distinctively crumpled wings, this is a moth you are not going to mistake for any other species. Numbers in Yorkshire are healthy though it is not quite as common as it was 20 years ago. It produces two broods, but can occur in any month - it is one of the few species which is recorded in every month of the year. Numbers are swelled by immigration, particularly in coastal areas in the autumn.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded and often common throughout all five vice-counties, although becoming scarcer northwards. Summer specimens produce an autumn brood which is usually swelled by immigration and, in such circumstances, the species is often very numerous.

Recorded in 173 (87%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1846.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

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Forewing: 21-25mm
Flight: Recorded all year. Mainly May - October
Foodplant:   Herbaceous and woody plants.
Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
27/12/2023+62NZ41 - Stockton-on-Tees
20/12/2023163SE51 - Askern
12/12/2023261TA07 - Hunmanby
23/11/2023461TA17 - Bempton
21/11/2023261TA07 - Hunmanby
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