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Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor

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Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Golden Hill Allotments 5 Aug 2022, 10:46 a.m. 4 Aug 2022, 8:07 p.m.
Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 3:53 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:18 a.m.
Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 3:53 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:19 a.m.
Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 3:53 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:19 a.m.
Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 3:53 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:19 a.m.
Apechthis compunctor Apechthis compunctor - Apechthis compunctor dylan Laundry Lane 4 Jul 2022, 3:53 p.m. 4 Jul 2022, 11:19 a.m.

Species Description

Widespread in the South but severely under-recorded. Habitat includes: Sunny places with low, dense vegetation and clearings, and a rich supply of Moth larvae such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, meadows, scrub, field margins, hedgerows, woodland edge, railway banks, roadside verges, wasteland etc. Length: 7 - 15 mm. Flight period: May to October.

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