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Knot Grass
Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Noctuidae: Acronictinae
2289 / 73.045
Photo © Ian Esland,  Crowthorne 23/05/2021

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Foodplant:   Herbaceous and low woody plants
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

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

Recorded in 65 (83%) 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
15/10/2022+24SP80 - Wendover, Princes Risborough
20/09/2022123SP22 - Churchill
18/09/2022122SU59 - Abingdon(E), Didcot(N), Culham
13/09/2022122SU49 - Marcham / Abingdon (W)
05/09/2022+23SP50 - Oxford, Wheatley, Garsington
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