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Dingy Shell
Euchoeca nebulata (Scopoli, 1763)
Geometridae: Larentiinae
1874 / 70.112
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Whitfield Wood 2010

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Foodplant:   Alder
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Locally widespread in the region in damp woodland in river valleys.

Recorded in 41 (53%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1912.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
13/08/2022222SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
11/08/2022122SU96 - Ascot / Sunninghill
27/07/2022123SP33 - Sibford Ferris/Hook Norton
18/07/2022123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
17/07/2022122SU67 - Reading (W), Whitchurch
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