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Rosy Marbled
Elaphria venustula (H?bner, 1790)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2396 / 73.091
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Rammamere Heath 2017

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

Locally quite widespread in the southeast of the region but rare elsewhere. Occurs in open, dry woodland, favouring acid soils.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 22 (28%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1976.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
08/07/2022122SU97 - Slough (S), Windsor
17/06/2022122SU97 - Slough (S), Windsor
08/06/2022522SU86 - Wokingham / Bracknell
03/07/2021122SU57 - Hermitage / Ashampstead
02/07/2021422SU97 - Slough (S), Windsor
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