Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Noctuidae > Hecatera > Hecatera bicolorataHecatera bicolorata (broad-barred white)Synonyms: Aetheria bicolorata; Hecatera albicans; Hecatera albolimbata; Hecatera angustefasciata; Hecatera grisescens; Hecatera hieracii; Hecatera intermedia; Hecatera latefasciata; Hecatera leucomelaena; Hecatera leuconota; Hecatera monticola; Hecatera obscura; Hecatera par; Hecatera placida; Hecatera postnigrescens; Hecatera serena; Mamestra bicolorata; Mamestra serena; Miselia serena; Polia serena The broad-barred white (Hecatera bicolorata) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in Turkey, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, western Siberia and China. See glossary for terms used This species flies at night from June to August and is attracted to light and various flowers. The larva is brown or green with darker diamonds along the back. It feeds on the flowers and buds of various yellow-flowered Asteraceae such as hawksbeards, hawkweeds and sow thistles. The species overwinters as a pupa. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Braunton Burrows |
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3328 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Butser Hill |
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590 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Epping Forest |
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3966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Klevberget Sonebo |
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25 |
Sweden |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mendip Woodlands |
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627 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Northumberland Dunes |
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2836 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Saltfleetby–Theddlethorpe Dunes and Gibraltar Point |
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2373 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Skipwith Common |
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729 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Broads |
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14554 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Wash and North Norfolk Coast |
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266284 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Wimbledon Common |
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861 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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