Species Account for Orthosia populeti
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Orthosia populeti (Fabricius, 1781) 73.246 
Lead-coloured Drab
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Noctuidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Verification Grade:
Adult:
Adult: Good quality photographs or possibly a specimen will be required
Records: 414
First Record: 1960
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 39
Pre-1992 hectads: 14
Total hectads: 40
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Orthosia populeti Lead-coloured Drab 4
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 93 records with habitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 414 records with habitat detail and method information)
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