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Small Yellow Underwing
Panemeria tenebrata (Scopoli, 1763)
Noctuidae: Metoponiinae
2397 / 73.048
Photo © Keith Balmer,  18/05/2023 - Willington. Entangled in flower head of Forget-me-not

Similar Bedfordshire Species: None
Forewing: 8-10mm.
Flight: One generation May-June.
Foodplant:   Common Mouse-ear and Field Mouse-ear.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Uncommon resident

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

Recorded in 18 (82%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
03/06/2023130TL03 - Ampthill, Flitwick, Silsoe
25/05/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
23/05/2023130TL25 - Everton
21/05/2023130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
19/05/2023130TL16 - Staploe, Eaton Ford
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