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Lunar Marbled Brown
Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Notodontidae: Notodontinae
2015 / 71.011
Photo © Mick Dawson,  12/04/2022, Ickwell Green

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Marbled Brown
Drymonia dodonaea
Forewing: 16-20mm.
Flight: One generation April-May.
Foodplant:   Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Uncommon resident

Verification Grade Comment: cceptable flight time in county: 10 April to 31 May - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 19 (86%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1934.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
27/05/2023130TL24 - Biggleswade (East), Potton
26/05/2023130TL24 - Biggleswade (East), Potton
12/05/2023130SP94 - Cranfield, Marston Moretaine
30/04/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
29/04/2023130TL01 - Whipsnade, Stockwood Park
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