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Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta (Hübner, 1813)
 B&F 2241 [Previous species: B&F2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot Next species: B&F2243 Early Grey Back to Index]
Red Sword-grass, Fox Covert, 9th March 2005
Fox Covert, Ulverscroft, 9th March 2005 © Keith Tailby
A very welcome record of the first live individual in VC55 since 1935!
Red Sword-grass, Loughborough, 13th May 2003
Loughborough, 13th May 2003 © Adrian Russell
This individual was found dead by Stuart Poole, and it appears that the moth had been trapped in a door frame. This is the first record of this species since 1935, when one was taken at Lea Wood by Herbert Buckler.