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: One generation, Jun-Aug. Forewing: 12-14mm. Foodplant: Dog-rose other wild rose. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1806 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1285 | 548 | 359 | 977 | 175 |
Number of individuals | 1647 | 622 | 389 | 1531 | 256 |
Unique positions | 103 | 117 | 100 | 158 | 34 |
Unique locations | 107 | 116 | 100 | 162 | 32 |
Adult records | 1265 | 520 | 322 | 944 | 170 |
Immature records | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 3344 records from 517 sites. First recorded in 1806.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and frequently recorded throughout all five vice-counties, mainly on commons and in woodlands where wild rose flourishes. However it is notably scarce at Skipwith Common (VC61), an apparently suitable site. The larvae feed at night, often hiding during the day in curled leaves (AMRH pers. comm.).
2012 (CHF): Still widespread but numbers have declined in the last few years.
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