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Wormwood
Cucullia absinthii (Linnaeus, 1761)
Noctuidae: Cuculliinae
2211 / 73.050
Photo © Mark Griffiths,  Garsington 2018

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Wormwood and Mugwort
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Nationally Scarce
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Recorded very thinly over a wide area and apparently very uncommon. May be under-recorded, being most easily found as a larva if searched for diligently. Occurs in a range of open habitats, often in warm situations with bare ground.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 11 (14%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1962.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
01/08/2022124SP71 - Westcott, Waddesdon
19/07/2022122SU59 - Abingdon(E), Didcot(N), Culham
22/08/2021123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
22/08/2021323SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
15/09/2020124SP93 - Woburn, Brickhills
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