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Small Quaker
Orthosia cruda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2182 / 73.245
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Lower Stondon March 2010

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Forewing: 12-15mm.
Flight: One generation Feb-May.
Foodplant:   Oaks. Downy Birch, sallows, Hazel.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 20 February to 15 May - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 19 (86%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
10/05/2024330TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
20/04/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
07/04/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
18/03/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
16/03/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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