Grouville Dart

Agrotis catalaunensis

Checklist Number
73.326 [B&F: 2092a]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Noctuinae
Genus:Agrotis
Species:catalaunensis
Authority:(Millière, 1873)

Very rare immigrant from south-eastern Europe, appearing on Jersey once, in September 2003. Closely resembles Shuttle-shaped Dart A. puta, and it is unlikely that records of this species will be accepted unless the specimen is retained for examination. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. No evidence of breeding in the UK.