Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: - Forewing: 8-11mm. Foodplant: Broom. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | |
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Year first recorded | 1996 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2013 | 2015 | 2014 |
Number of records | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Number of individuals | 11 | 22 | 8 | 9 |
Unique positions | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Unique locations | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Adult records | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Immature records | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 34 records from 31 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Similar species: 0694 Agonopterix nanatella, 0713 Agonopterix angelicella.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded usually abundant among broom, but not recorded from VC65.
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