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Lead-coloured Drab
Orthosia populeti (Fabricius, 1781)
Noctuidae: Hadeninae
2185 / 73.246
Photo © Melissa Banthorpe,  Chicksands Wood 07/04/2010

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Clouded Drab
Orthosia incerta
Common Quaker
Orthosia cerasi
Forewing: 15-17mm.
Flight: One generation March-April.
Foodplant:   Aspen, poplars
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3

Bedfordshire status
Uncommon resident

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 16 (73%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1976.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
09/03/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
29/03/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
28/03/2023130TL03 - Ampthill, Flitwick, Silsoe
20/03/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
16/03/2023130TL14 - Biggleswade (West), Sandy
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