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Porter's Rustic
Athetis hospes (Freyer, 1831)
Noctuidae: Xyleninae
2392a / 73.104
Photo © Marc Botham,  Folkestone Warren, East Kent, 2021

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Foodplant:   Herbaceous plants
Red List:
GB Status: Immigrant
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

A rare immigrant in Britain, recorded only once in the region during the period up to 2022, in Bucks, and then in Berks in 2024 (not yet mapped).

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 1 (1%) of 78 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2008.
Last Recorded in 2008.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
02/09/2008124TQ09 - Chorleywood, Chalfont St Peter
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