Species Details

ABH: 73.262

BF: 2151

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Hadeninae

Taxon: Pachetra sagittigera

=Pachetra sagittigera britannica

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1766)

Vernacular: Feathered Ear

Account: Extinct in the British Isles, formerly in calcareous grassland in parts of south-eastern England. During the 20th Century there were a number of records along the North Downs from Folkestone to Dorking, including several formerly strong colonies; elsewhere there were isolated records from Wiltshire, Hampshire and the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire (MBGBI Vol 9). By 1960, the species was extremely local and on the verge of becoming Extinct in the British Isles. Wingspan 38-50 mm. Larva feeds on Annual Meadow-grass, Wood Meadow-grass and other 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: 38 — 50 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 May (1882) — 14 Jun (1856)

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

Foodplant: Gramineae, Poa sp.

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

Status: Regionally Extinct (RE)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/pachetra-sagittigera/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 19

Individuals: 51

Earliest Year: 1856

Latest Year: 1960

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