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Archer's Dart
Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2085 / 73.322

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Forewing: 14-18mm.
Flight: One generation July-Sept.
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

General comments:
Vagrant.

Noted at Hounslow (1950, undated record card at the Biological Records Centre) and more recently Bushy Park on 10th July 2009.

Recorded in 2 (5%) of 41 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1950.
Last Recorded in 2009.

Latest Records
Date#VC10k - General Area
10/07/2009121TQ16 - Sunbury / Hampton Court
1950+21TQ17 - Brentford / Hounslow / Richmond
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