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Antler Moth
Cerapteryx graminis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2176 / 73.254
Photo © Martin C Harvey,  20 August 2022, Colstrope Farm

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Grasses, sedges and rushes
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Local and rather patchily distributed in the region. Locally quite numerous in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, but apparently rather scarce in Oxfordshire. Occurs in a range of grasslands, often well-drained.

Recorded in 52 (67%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1750.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
03/09/2022424SP90 - Chesham, Cholesbury
02/09/2022124SP71 - Westcott, Waddesdon
20/08/2022224SU78 - Henley, Hambleden, Warburg
11/08/2022222SU96 - Ascot / Sunninghill
29/07/2022122SU57 - Hermitage / Ashampstead
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