Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Jul-Oct, hibernates through to following Spring. Forewing: 8-11mm. Foodplant: Thistles, Knapweeds and Burdock. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of records | 572 | 181 | 166 | 127 | 111 |
Number of individuals | 633 | 218 | 189 | 224 | 125 |
Unique positions | 52 | 47 | 56 | 41 | 12 |
Unique locations | 54 | 47 | 52 | 41 | 12 |
Adult records | 570 | 178 | 163 | 111 | 110 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1157 records from 206 sites. First recorded in 1859.
Photos
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded and often common throughout all five vice-counties.
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