Species Details

ABH: 73.315

BF: 2094

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Noctuinae

Taxon: Agrotis bigramma

Authority: (Esper, 1790)

Vernacular: Great Dart

Account: Rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England. Eighteen were recorded in the 20th Century, including nine at Portland and three on St. Agnes on 10 August 1997 Abdomen with conspicuous lateral tufts, in male white, in female dark; Turnip Moth A. segetum is usually smaller, has the reniform stigma less square and the abdominal tufts small and inconspicuous; Crescent Dart A. trux has the orbicular stigma conspicuously white (MBGBI Vol 9). Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of various grasses.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 40 — 48 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Aug (2006) — 1 Aug (2006)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Rare migrant

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/agrotis-bigramma/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 2006

Latest Year: 2006

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