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Spectacle

Abrostola tripartita

Checklist Number
73.001 [B&F: 2450]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Plusiinae
Genus:Abrostola
Species:tripartita
Authority:(Hufnagel, 1766)

Common in gardens, heathland, rough grassland, fens, woodland edges and waste ground throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 34-38 mm. The main confusion species is Dark Spectacle A. triplasia, which see. Larva feeds on Stinging Nettle, over-wintering as a pupa.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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