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Moth – Noctuidae (Acronictinae)

Order Lepidoptera – butterflies & moths
   Superfamily Noctuoidea
      Family Noctuidae (Acronictinae) – Daggers
         Genera – Acronicta, Craniophora, Moma, Simyra

The following are on the UKBAP list – Acronicta rumicis (Knot Grass) 

Acronicta aceris - Sycamore - Kirk Smeaton.
Acronicta aceris - The Sycamore, Austerfield.
Acronicta aceris - The Sycamore, Austerfield.
Acronicta alni - Alder Moth, Austerfield.
Acronicta alni - Alder Moth, Austerfield.
Acronicta leporina - The Miller, Austerfield.
Acronicta leporina - The Miller, Austerfield.
Acronicta menyanthidis - Light Knot Grass, Austerfield.
Acronicta megacephala - Poplar Grey - Kirk Smeaton.
Acronicta menyanthidis - Light Knot Grass, Austerfield.
Acronicta runicis - Knot Grass (caterpillar), Cusworth Lane, Doncaster
Acronicta rumicis - Knot Grass - Kirk Smeaton.
Acronicta tridens psi agg - Grey or Dark Dagger, Austerfield.
Craniophora ligustri - The Coronet, Austerfield.
Craniophora ligustri - The Coronet, Austerfield.
Craniophora ligustri - The Coronet, Austerfield.
Acronicta tridens psi agg - Grey or Dark Dagger, Austerfield.
Craniophora ligustri - Coronet - Kirk Smeaton.
Craniophora ligustri - Coronet - Kirk Smeaton.
Craniophora ligustri - Coronet - Kirk Smeaton.

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  • Next Meeting – Sunday May 10th 2026 at Thorpe Marsh NNR for Spring Walk 4 May 2026
  • Next Meeting – Thursday 7th May 2026 to Kings Wood & Gally Hills 4 May 2026
  • Next Meeting – Sunday May 3rd 2026 Dawn Chorus 4.30 am 29 April 2026
  • Next Meeting – Sunday 26th April 2026 to Rossington Colliery Tip 21 April 2026
  • Next Meeting – Monday 20th April 2026 to Broomhill Flash 10:30am 14 April 2026

Gallery

Amanita excelsa var spissa - Grey Spotted Amanita, Eckington Wood, Derbyshire. Scopula floslactata - Cream Wave, Woodside Nurseries, Austerfield.

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Pyrochroa cocinea - Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Austerfield. Microbotryum lychnidis-dioicae in anthers of Red Campion (Silene dioica), Worsborough CP. Annual Meadow-grass (Poa annua), Dinnington Lepista nuda - Wood Blewit, Lound, Notts. Caddisfly, Yorkshire Arboretum. Marble gall with multiple chambers Corizus hyoscyami (Scentless Plant-bug), Woodfield Green. Tetanocera sp., Woodfield Green. Hygrocybe conica - Blackening Waxcap, Longshaw NT, Derbyshire. Xestia c-r igrum - Setaceous Hebrew Character - Kirk Smeaton
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