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 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Jun-Jul. Forewing: 9-11mm. Foodplant: Various grasses and 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 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1490 | 276 | 162 | 228 | 66 |
Number of individuals | 2999 | 440 | 175 | 365 | 121 |
Unique positions | 93 | 58 | 70 | 73 | 16 |
Unique locations | 98 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 14 |
Adult records | 1478 | 275 | 148 | 215 | 63 |
Immature records | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
For the county, we have a total of 2222 records from 311 sites. First recorded in 1883.
Photos
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and very common throughout all five vice-counties.
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