Species Details

ABH: 73.071

BF: 2405

Family: Noctuidae

Subfamily: Heliothinae

Taxon: Protoschinia scutosa

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Spotted Clover

Account: Rare immigrant from mainland Europe, appearing in southern and eastern Britain. The distribution of the records suggests that most of the moths came across the North Sea, and their coincidence with years of occurrence of the species in northern Europe supports this Larva feeds on Field Wormwood and Goosefoot, no evidence of breeding in the UK.

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: 30 — 36 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Aug (1969) — 24 Aug (1969)

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:

No distribution map – Sensitive species!

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/protoschinia-scutosa/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1969

Latest Year: 1969

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