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Rustic Shoulder-knot
Apamea sordens (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2334 / 73.158
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Lower Stondon 25/05/2009

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Forewing: 16-19mm.
Flight: One generation May-July.
Foodplant:   Grasses.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 1 May to 15 July - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 21 (95%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
15/06/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
26/05/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
24/05/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
19/05/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
17/05/2024230TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
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