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A Selection of Noctuidae Moths 73.242 - 73.247

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(Hufnagel 1766) (Hufnagel 1766) (Hufnagel 1766) (Hufnagel 1766) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae
Clouded Drab Clouded Drab Clouded Drab Clouded Drab Common Quaker
Orthosia incerta Orthosia incerta Orthosia incerta Orthosia incerta Orthosia stabilis
73.242 BF 2188 73.242 BF 2188 73.242 BF 2188 73.242 BF 2188 73.244 BF 2187

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 34mm to 42mm.

Flight Period: March until May.

Habitat: Damp places including parks, gardens, open woodland, hedgerows, heaths, commons, disused railways, in fact almost where ever the larval food plants grow.

Comment:  A fairly common moth, and it is wide spread over the UK.

(Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae
Common Quaker Common Quaker Common Quaker Common Quaker Common Quaker
Orthosia stabilis Orthosia stabilis Orthosia stabilis Orthosia stabilis Orthosia stabilis
73.244 BF 2187 73.244 BF 2187 73.244 BF 2187 73.244 BF 2187 73.244 BF 2187
(Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)   (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae   Noctuidae - Hadeninae
Small Quaker Small Quaker Small Quaker   Common Quaker
Orthosia cruda Orthosia cruda Orthosia cruda   Orthosia stabilis
73.245 BF 2182 73.245 BF 2182 73.245 BF 2182   73.244 BF 2187

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 28mm to 32mm.

Flight Period: March an April.

Habitat: They inhabit wooded area's and these include heaths, commons, ancient hedgerows, parks and gardens.

Comment:  Common and widely distributed in England and Wales. In Scotland and Ireland it is scarce and more localised.

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Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 34mm to 40mm.

Flight Period: March until May.

Habitat: Parks, gardens, commons, woods,  and most places with tree's.

Comment: Common in England, Wales and south Scotland. Less common but wide spread over the rest of the Scottish mainland, the inner Hebrides and Ireland.

(Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775) (Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)  
Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae Noctuidae - Hadeninae  
Powdered Quaker Powdered Quaker Powdered Quaker Powdered Quaker  
Orthosia gracalil Orthosia gracalil Orthosia gracalil Orthosia gracalil  
73.247 BF 2186 73.247 BF 2186 73.247 BF 2186 73.247 BF 2186  

 

Status: Resident in UK.

Wing Span: 33mm to 42mm.

Flight Period: April and May.

Habitat: Habitats are wide ranging and they are found in most locations where the food plants grow.

Comment: This moth is a fairly common resident, and is widely distributed through out the British Isles, including Orkney and the Inner Hebrides.

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