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______________________________________________________________Moths 102 – Marbled Clover Moths

 

 

 

A moth on a flower

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MARBLED CLOVER MOTH Heliothis viriplaca

 

A moth on a flower

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MARBLED CLOVER MOTH Heliothis viriplaca

 

·         The above photographs of a Marbled Clover Moth Heliothis viriplaca (Noctuidae, Heliothinae) were taken in France. This day-flying moth has a limited range in the UK where it may be found at some southeastern and southern coastal sites, particularly in East Anglia. It is a UK rarity, but as immigrants may fly in from the Continent and set up transient breeding colonies it is difficult to ascertain the exact status, and this may change in with time response to anthropogenic climate change. The larvae have been described as feeding on the flowers and seed-heads of a wide range of plants.

 

 

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