The Olive

    Ipimorpha subtusa

    NoctuidaeABH 73.213 B&F 2312

    Rare; recorded most years but not every year, always in very low numbers.  Records are scattered across the county, with nowhere appearing to be a particular stronghold.  Conspicuously absent from much of the Levels.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    The Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa) photographed in Somerset by Nigel Voaden
    The Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies