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Glaucous Shears
Papestra biren (Goeze, 1781)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2162 / 73.272
Photo © Peter Hall

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Woody and herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common / Immigrant
Former Status: Local and suspected immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

A northern and western species found on heather moorland, recorded once in the region as a vagrant after strong westerly winds.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2020.
Last Recorded in 2020.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
22/05/2020123SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
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