Bedrule Brocade
Mniotype solieri
Checklist Number73.239 [B&F: 2250a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Very rare immigrant (less than 10 previous UK records) from gardens and farmland in eastern Europe, appearing for the first time in Britain in a light-trap at Denholm, Roxburghshire on 29 August 1976, a time of much migrant activity, with no further records to date. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 35-40 mm. Main confusion species is Dark Brocade B. adusta. Larva feeds on roots and lower stems of herbaceous plants, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas; no evidence of breeding in the UK.
