Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Linnaeus, 1758), (garden carpet)

6 Sep 2003 at OSGR: SW87 in West Cornwall, England

Xanthorhoe fluctuata is also a member of:
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Apoditrysia)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Record Summary	Heath Trap 5/6 Sep 03
Found as	Imago
Date	6 September 2003
Capture method	Heath Trap
OS grid ref	OSGR: SW87
Lat/Lon	50° 30’ N, 4° 60’ W
Vice County	West Cornwall, VC no: 1
Country	England

Notes: Paler than specimens in Skinner.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Waring P, Townsend M, Lewington R., 2003. Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 432pp, British Wildlife Publishing

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Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Linnaeus, 1758), (garden carpet)

6 Sep 2003 at OSGR: SW87 in West Cornwall, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Xanthorhoe fluctuata is also a member of:

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