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Chestnut
Conistra vaccinii (Linnaeus, 1761)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2258 / 73.194
Photo © Keith Mitchell,  Stoke Goldington 18/09/2021

Similar Upper Thames Species
Dark Chestnut
Conistra ligula
Red-headed Chestnut
Conistra erythrocephala
Foodplant:   Oaks, elms, Blackthorn, hawthorns, birches and herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Widespread and common across the region in woodland and other habitats.

Recorded in 64 (82%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1896.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
31/12/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
30/12/2022224TQ08 - Colne Valley, Black Park
22/12/2022224SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
21/12/2022124SP80 - Wendover, Princes Risborough
20/12/2022122SU77 - Reading
Further info: Conistra vaccinii
 
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