Boathouse Gem
Thysanoplusia daubei
Checklist Number73.0041 [B&F: 2433a]
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The first record of this moth in Britain was made at Church Cove on the Lizard in November 2014.
Originates from the Mediterranean and North Africa, but has sometimes found as an immigrant elsewhere in Europe.
Larval foodplants in native range include the leaves of plants from the Lamiaceae and Asteraceae families. There are usually two generations in its Mediterranean range, and several generations in Africa.
