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Species Account for Parascotia fuliginaria

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Parascotia fuliginaria  (Linnaeus, 1761) 72.066
Waved Black
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae

Parascotia fuliginaria Waved Black Copyright: Graham Ekins

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

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Essex RDB: Listed
Saproxylic species

Records: 387
First Record: 1967
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 37
Pre-1992 hectads: 7
Total hectads: 38

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Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 67 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 1 records with subhabitat information)

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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 387 records with habitat detail and method information)

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