Dark Sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon Noctuidae       Noctuinae

ABH 73.327
B&F 2091   *   Agrotis ipsilon   *   Dark Sword-grass


Regular migrant, common
Wingspan: 35-50mm

Flight time: March-November, most frequent August-October
Recorded from many habitats, most frequent near S and E coasts

Larvae are thought to feed near ground level on herbaceous plants


Dark Sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon
Dark Sword-grass, Agrotis ipsilon
Parkstone, Dorset. September 2011

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