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Guernsey Underwing
Polyphaenis sericata
Checklist Number73.108 [B&F: 2302a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Established across the Channel Islands, where it was first discovered in the 19th Century; it has not yet been recorded on the British mainland. Wingspan 40-46mm. Larva feeds on Honeysuckle.Distributed widely across the European mainland from Iberia to eastern Europe.
