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Pale Tussock
Calliteara pudibunda (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erebidae: Lymantriinae
2028 / 72.015
Photo © David Hunt,  Harpenden, Hertfordshire (11/05/16) - Male

Similar Herts & Middlesex Species
Dark Tussock
Dicallomera fascelina
Forewing: M 21-22mm. F 27-31mm.
Flight: One generation May-June.
Foodplant:   Broadleaved trees and shrubs.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

General comments:
Widespread and common resident

The more or less uniformly plain, dark form known as concolor Staudinger, is apparently scarce, though perhaps not always reported.

Recorded in 37 (90%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1887.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
02/06/2024120TL11 - Harpenden / Wheathampstead
30/05/2024120TL12 - Hitchin (S) / Whitwell
18/05/2024221TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
15/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
12/05/2024221TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
11/05/2024120TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
10/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
09/05/2024120TL30 - Hoddesdon / Cheshunt
09/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
08/05/2024121TQ09 - Watford / Rickmansworth
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