Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella) - Bedfordshire Moths - The macro and micro moths of Bedfordshire VC30.

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Crimson Speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

(Linnaeus, 1758)

2054 / 72.034

Bedfordshire status
Very rare immigrant

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 4 (18%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1875.
Last Recorded in 2022.
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Determination

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Latest 5 Records
Date	#	VC	10k Area
26/10/2022	1	30	SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
29/05/1924	1	30	TL05 - Bedford (North), Thurleigh
July 1894	1	30	TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
1875	1	30	TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy

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Forewing:	15-22mm
Flight:	May to October (mostly in the autumn)
Foodplant:	Herbaceous plants
GB Status:	Immigrant
Verification Grade: Adult: 3

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