Devonshire Wainscot

    Leucania putrescens

    NoctuidaeABH 73.303 B&F 2206

    A species of coastal cliffs and very local in the county.  Known from the Minehead area from at least 1961 and regularly recorded at Hurlstone Point.  Recorded in some numbers at Brean Down in 2021, suggesting a recently-established population at this well-recorded site.  One record from Burnham-on-Sea, presumably a wanderer.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Devonshire Wainscot (Leucania putrescens) photographed in Somerset by Nigel Voaden