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Light Knot Grass
Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper, 1789)
Noctuidae: Acronictinae
2286 / 73.042
Photo © Peter Hall,  Lochaber 2019

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Bog-myrtle, Heather, Bilberry and other plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Vagrant or accidental, with only a single record mapped from the region (another was found near Windsor in Berkshire in 2024). A mainly northern and western species not known to be resident in southern England.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2019.
Last Recorded in 2019.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
25/05/2019124TQ09 - Chorleywood, Chalfont St Peter
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