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Dark Chestnut
Conistra ligula (Esper, 1791)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2259 / 73.195
Photo © Dave Wilton,  Westcott 2019

Similar Upper Thames Species
Chestnut
Conistra vaccinii
Foodplant:   Blackthorn, Hawthorn, sallows, oaks, and herbaceous plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Widespread and common across the region in a range of habitats.

Recorded in 57 (73%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1750.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
29/12/2022124SP83 - Milton Keynes
26/11/2022122SU56 - Thatcham / Aldermaston
25/11/2022123SP51 - Bletchington, Otmoor, Murcott
19/11/2022124SP84 - Npt. Pagnell, Stoke Goldington
18/11/2022124SP83 - Milton Keynes
Further info: Conistra ligula
 
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