Species Account for Hydraecia micacea
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Hydraecia micacea (Esper, 1789) 73.123
Rosy Rustic
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Noctuidae
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data
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Adult:
Adult: Distinctive
Status: Section 41 Priority Species - research only
Records: 3358
First Record: 1940
Latest Record: 2025
1992-on hectads: 53
Pre-1992 hectads: 38
Total hectads: 55
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Rosy Rustic 3
Rosy Rustic 2
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Hydraecia micacea on UK Moths website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 305 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 2 records with subhabitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 3358 records with habitat detail and method information)
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