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Species Account for Orthosia populeti

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Orthosia populeti  (Fabricius, 1781) 73.246 Evidence needed
Lead-coloured Drab
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Noctuidae

Orthosia populeti Lead-coloured Drab 4 Copyright: Graham Ekins

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Records: 414
First Record: 1960
Latest Record: 2025

1992-on hectads: 39
Pre-1992 hectads: 14
Total hectads: 40

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Orthosia populeti Lead-coloured Drab 4
Orthosia populeti Lead-coloured Drab 4
Lead-coloured Drab 4
Lead-coloured Drab 4
Lead-coloured Drab 2
Lead-coloured Drab 2
Lead-coloured Drab and Clouded Drab for comparison
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