Gold Spot

Plusia festucae

(Linnaeus, 1758)

National status

Unassessed

Local assessment

Unassessed

Statistics

Occurrences

586 since 2000 592 all time

Occupied 1 km squares

80 since 2000 82 all time

Earliest occurrence

1976

Latest occurrence

2026

Distribution

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Occurrence since 1950

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This chart should not be relied upon for an indication of species status as variations in recording effort can heavily affect the count of occurrences and occupied 1km squares.

Monthly occurrences

Data sources

Local species recorders

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.

Cite this page

GLNP (2026). Plusia festucae (Linnaeus, 1758) species profile, in Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership (ed.) Greater Lincolnshire species data bank. Available at: http://glincsson.glnp.org.uk/view?t=NBNSYS0000006544 (Accessed 24 August 2026).