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Light Brocade
Lacanobia w-latinum
Checklist Number73.263 [B&F: 2157]
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Local on calcareous grassland, heaths and open woodland throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 37-42 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on various wood plants, including Broom, Dyer's Greenweed and Bramble, and herbaceous plants, including Redshank, over-wintering as a pupa.
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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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
