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73.248 Orthosia opima - Northern Drab

Northern Drab (Orthosia opima)
Northern Drab (Orthosia opima)

Species account from Moths of Glamorgan
(Gilmore, Slade & Stewart, 2009):

Said to be associated with damp habitats including saltmarshes, freshwater marshes, and heathland as well as dunes where the larvae feed on a wide range of plants. The thin spread of records show a westerly bias, indeed with the exception of Kenfig, where the species seems well established, it has not been recorded any further east since it was found at Glynmill Wood, Merthyr in 1900 (GF). Has been recorded from the end of February to mid-May.



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Site Gridref Quantity Date Recorder More Info
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 2 18 Mar 1998 R. Davies
Mayals, 50 Owls Lodge SS608904 1 15 Apr 1978 Steve Walmsley, Jim Wright
Penarth ST1871 0 1890 G.A. Birkenhead
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 04 Apr 2017 D.G. Carrington
Cwmdulais Cottages SN617035 1 28 Apr 1996 Barry Stewart, Sandra Turner
Sea View, Cwm Ivy SS438937 1 11 Mar 2002 Veronica Shenston
Sea View, Cwm Ivy SS438936 1 13 May 2016 Veronica Shenston
Guild Hall, Swansea SS6492 0 1917 N.M. Richardson
Port Talbot Docks (North) SS7689 0 1917 H.W. Vivian
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 08 Apr 1995 H.A. Williams
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 4 28 Mar 2017 D.G. Carrington
Sea View, Cwm Ivy SS438937 1 30 Mar 2002 Veronica Shenston
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 4 30 Mar 2002 Dave Carrington
Glynmill Wood, Merthyr SO064049 0 1900 to 1927 George Fleming
Frampton Road, Gorseinon SS582993 1 21 Apr 1996 Barry Stewart, Sandra Turner
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 21 Apr 1980 Steve Moon
The Mayhouse, Sandy Lane, Gower SS547890 1 23 Apr 2003 Sian Musgrave
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 0 10 Mar 1981 Steve Moon
Cwmdulais Cottages SN617035 4 08 Apr 1996 Barry Stewart, Sandra Turner
Cwmdulais Cottages SN617035 1 10 Apr 1997 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Sion Place, Cwmbach SO024016 0 1992 Mark Pavett
Neath (a) SS7496 0 1866 J.P. Llewellyn, J.T. Llewellyn
Ynys-y-gerwyn, Neath SS7899 0 Apr 1866 J.T.D. Llewelyn
lane by Kenfig marshalling yard SS795833 1 01 Apr 2011 B. Stewart & C.M. Manley
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 2 16 Apr 1982 Steve Moon
St Madoc Centre SS43049373 2 23 Apr 2015 Sarah Leedham
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 25 Feb 1998 David Gilmore, Steve Moon
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 28 Apr 1980 Steve Moon
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 3 13 Apr 2002 Dave Carrington
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 2 24 Mar 1998 R. Davies
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 0 1988 Steve Moon
Cwmbach - Garden SO024016 0 24 Jun 1985 Mark Pavett
Llantrisant (Evan John site) ST0483 0 1857 to 1914 Evan John
Mayals, 50 Owls Lodge SS608904 2 07 May 1978 Steve Walmsley, Jim Wright
Mayals, 50 Owls Lodge SS608904 2 29 Apr 1978 Steve Walmsley, Jim Wright
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 2 28 Mar 1998 R. Davies
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 17 Apr 1981 Steve Moon
Pencaecrwn Road, Gorseinon SS585995 1 11 May 2000 Barry Stewart, Sandra Stewart
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 31 Mar 1981 Steve Moon
St Madoc Centre SS43049373 2 14 Apr 2015 Sarah Leedham
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 14 Apr 1995 H.A. Williams
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 1 21 Mar 1998 R. Davies
Kenfig Reserve Centre (roof) SS802811 4 01 Apr 1998 R. Davies

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Northern Drab (Orthosia opima)
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