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Archer's Dart
Agrotis vestigialis (Hufnagel, 1766)
Noctuidae: Noctuinae
2085 / 73.322
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Harlech 2010

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Very local and uncommon in the region, currently only known from north Buckinghamshire. Records from Berkshire and Oxfordshire suggest that colonies may have existed in the past and may still be present.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 8 (10%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1960.
Last Recorded in 2011.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
24/08/2011124SP92 - Rushmere CP, Leighton Buzzard
24/08/2011324SP93 - Woburn, Brickhills
02/08/2011124SP92 - Rushmere CP, Leighton Buzzard
29/07/1991123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
28/07/1987122SP40 - Wolvercote, Wytham, Wootton
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