Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Mid Jun-Aug. Forewing: 6-8mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
| Year last recorded | 2014 | 2011 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Number of records | 48 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 14 |
| Number of individuals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 33 |
| Unique positions | 14 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 7 |
| Unique locations | 15 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| Adult records | 47 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 13 |
| Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 107 records from 48 sites. First recorded in 1883.
Photos
© Tony Moverley, 24 Aug 2013
© Charles Fletcher, 12 Jul 2003
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Quite widely recorded in all five vice-counties and locally fairly common.
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