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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Common and thinly distributed or restricted resident.

Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: Jun-Jul.

Forewing: 7-9mm.

Foodplant: Hawthorn and Blackthorn.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1991	2005	1907	1976	2001
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Number of records	179	11	262	222	73
Number of individuals	332	14	420	519	171
Unique positions	36	5	43	27	9
Unique locations	37	5	42	28	7
Adult records	179	11	262	218	73
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 747 records from 119 sites. First recorded in 1907.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A specimen from Strines, Sheffield, 2.8.1907 (LSB coll.) was the only Yorkshire record until 1975 when a few moths were attracted to MV light at West Melton (Beaumont, 1978b). Since then it has proved to be quite widespread and fairly common in the southern half of VC63 and is showing signs of extending its range with records from elsewhere in the vice-county and more recently from VC64 as far north as Harrogate and from VC62 at York.

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 20.7.2001, annually since; High Batts NR., 11.7.2003 (CHF, JCW, SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65