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Grey Chi

Antitype chi

Checklist Number
73.228 [B&F: 2254]

Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification

Classification

Family:Noctuidae
Subfamily:Xyleninae
Genus:Antitype
Species:chi
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common on moorland and upland grassland throughout much of Scotland and northern England. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 38-42 mm. Larva feeds on Broad-leaved Dock, Curled Dock, Sheep's Sorrel and Common Sorrel, over-wintering as an egg.