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: Mid May-Aug. Forewing: 6-9mm. Foodplant: Various plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 654 | 197 | 360 | 477 | 81 |
Number of individuals | 1120 | 264 | 495 | 975 | 118 |
Unique positions | 65 | 37 | 87 | 56 | 15 |
Unique locations | 62 | 37 | 88 | 54 | 15 |
Adult records | 643 | 196 | 348 | 444 | 80 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1769 records from 256 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and recorded from all five vice-counties, usually in small numbers except in the south of the County where it is fairly common.
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