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Family: Noctuidae   Checklist Number: 73.069

Xylocampa areola  (Esper, 1789)

Early Grey

Frequently recorded but from few sites on South Uist and Lewis. On the wing from March to May in broadleaved woodland, scrub and gardens. Honeysuckles (Lonicera) are the larval food-plant.

References: 
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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