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Straw Dot
Rivula sericealis
Checklist Number72.002 [B&F: 2474]
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Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Common in damp grassland, fens, heathland, moorland, woodland and gardens throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight fairly common to common in marshes and bogs and in open, grassy woodland in all three vice-counties. Wingspan 19-25 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds at night on False-brome, Tor-grass and Purple Moor-grass.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
