Species Account for Cosmia diffinis
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Cosmia diffinis (Linnaeus, 1767) 73.214 
White-spotted Pinion
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Noctuidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Status: Section 41 Priority Species
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 63
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 9
Pre-1992 hectads: 10
Total hectads: 18
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 4 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 63 records with habitat detail and method information)
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