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Small Angle Shades
Euplexia lucipara

(Linnaeus, 1758) 2305 / 73.114
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Yorkshire Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident.

Porritt described this species as "common everywhere" in 1883. This is still the case, though it is less common than its larger cousin, Angle Shades, with which it shares its "crumpled" wing appearance. It feeds on a wide variety of food plants, but seems to be particularly fond of bracken and ferns. It can be found in many different habitats including gardens. Numbers are stable in Yorkshire.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded from all five vice-counties but most commonly from VC63 and VC64. There do not appear to be any specific habitat preferences.

Recorded in 158 (79%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1879.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Additional Stats

< Angle Shades  |  Haworth's Minor >
Forewing: 14-17mm
Flight: June - July
Foodplant:   Bracken, other ferns, and herbaceous and woody plants
Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
08/09/2023162NZ70 - Glaisdale
23/08/2023163SE71 - Crowle
10/08/2023163SK49 - Rotherham
29/07/2023162TA08 - Scarborough
28/07/2023162TA08 - Scarborough
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