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Frosted Orange
Gortyna flavago ([Denis & Schifferm?ller], 1775)
Noctuidae : Xyleninae

2364 / 73.121

Photo © Dave Wilton, Westcott 2021

Similar Upper Thames Species
Fisher's Estuarine Moth Gortyna borelii

Foodplant:	Thistles, burdocks, Foxglove and other herbaceous 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 63 (81%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1900.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Further info: Gortyna flavago

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