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The Shears Hada plebeja P1450423

MT12 2-2nd June 2019 TL006287

 

Moth for today 8/3/2024 73.273 BF2147

The Shears Hada plebeja

(Linnaeus, 1761)

[Synonyms: nana]

Wingspan 30-35 mm.

 

Fairly common and widespread throughout a large part of Britain, and frequenting a wide variety of habitats, there is quite a variation in ground colour, with generally paler individuals occurring further south.

 

It flies from May to July, with a partial second generation in the south.

 

The larvae feed nocturnally on such low plants as dandelion (Taraxacum) and hawk's-beard (Crepis spp.).

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Uploaded on June 2, 2019
Taken on June 2, 2019