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Glaucous Shears
Papestra biren (Goeze, 1781)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2162 / 73.272
Photo © David Sumner

Similar Devon Species: None
Forewing: 15-18mm
Flight: May - June
Foodplant:   Bog-myrtle, Meadowsweet, Creeping Willow, Bilberry and Heather
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 16 (17%) of 95 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1936.
Last Recorded in 2020.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
19/05/202013SX47 - South Devon
15/05/202013SX65 - South Devon
09/05/202013SX56 - South Devon
29/05/2018+4SS43 - North Devon
27/05/201813SX56 - South Devon
Further info: Papestra biren
 
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