Noctuidae : Xyleninae
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Xylena exsoleta
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Red Sword-grass
Xylena vetusta

(Hübner, 1813) 2241 / 73.209

General comments:
Immigrant. perhaps also an extinct resident.

A total of 13 records across the years from 1893 to 2021, with the last seven of these in the present century and the remainder a hundred or more years earlier. It is unclear if the older records involved a pre-1900 resident population in places such as Berkhampstead and Bricket Wood, but those made post-1900 all involve immigrants.

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Recorded in 9 (22%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1893.
Last Recorded in 2024.
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
11/03/2024120TL10 - St Albans
17/03/2021121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
21/10/2016120TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
26/06/2015120TL23 - Letchworth / Baldock
24/10/2014120TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
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Forewing: 24-29mm.
Flight: Sept-Nov and Mar-April (hibernates)
Foodplant:   Herbaceous and woody plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common / Immigrant
Former Status: Local (Immigrant)
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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