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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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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
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