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***SWAAG_ID***	243
Date Entered	29/06/2011
Updated on	29/06/2011
Recorded by	Ric Carter
Category	Fauna
Record Type	Fauna HER
SWAAG Site Name
Site Type
Site Name
Site Description
Site Access	Public Access Land
Record Date	28/06/2010
Location	Summerlodge Moor
Civil Parish	Not known
Brit. National Grid
Altitude
Geology
Record Name	Wood Tiger Moth
Record Description	The Wood Tiger Moth (Parasemia plantaginis) can often be seen flying in the daytime on acid grassland. Hawkbit (Scabious) is a primary larval foodplant but it also feeds on many other species of low-growing plants
Dimensions	wingspan 35mm
Geographical area
Species
Scientific Name
Common / Notable Species
Tree and / or Stem Girth
Tree: Position / Form / Status
Tree Site ID	0
Associated Site SWAAG ID	0
Additional Notes	For the Smokers amongst us only, if one applies a lighted cigarette end to the flower of Devil's Bit Scabious it will be seen to turn incandescent green!
Image 1 ID	879 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Wood Tiger Moth