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Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea

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image species author location uploaded taken select
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:44 p.m. 5 Sep 2020, 1:32 p.m.
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:38 p.m. 24 Sep 2020, 4:37 p.m.
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:38 p.m. 24 Sep 2020, 4:37 p.m.
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:38 p.m. 24 Sep 2020, 4:37 p.m.
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:38 p.m. 24 Sep 2020, 4:38 p.m.
Bright-line Brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Lacanobia oleracea dylan Laundry Lane 2 Dec 2020, 7:38 p.m. 24 Sep 2020, 4:39 p.m.

Species Description

Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: gardens, allotments, wasteland. Wingspan= 32-37mm. Food plants: Orache, Goosefoot and Redshank. Adult period: flies from May-July. Sometimes a second brood in the South.