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Tree-lichen Beauty
Cryphia algae (Fabricius, 1775)
Noctuidae: Bryophilinae
2292 / 73.082
Photo © Adam Bassett,  Marlow Bottom, 16/07/2020

Similar Upper Thames Species: None
Foodplant:   Lichens growing on trees
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Not Assessed / Immigrant
Former Status: Resident/Immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

A recent arrival, steadily increasing and expanding across the region from the southeast, following its colonisation of southeast England from continental Europe in the early 2000s.

Recorded in 49 (63%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2006.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
24/08/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
22/08/2022124SU98 - Slough (N), Burnham Beeches
20/08/2022124TQ09 - Chorleywood, Chalfont St Peter
18/08/2022124SP80 - Wendover, Princes Risborough
18/08/2022124SU99 - Amersham, Beaconsfield
Further info: Cryphia algae
 
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