Species Account

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Distribution

 
 

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Fairly common and thinly distributed or restricted resident.

Local Record: Grade 2   See here for explanation

Flight time: Jul-Sep.

Forewing: 9-11mm.

Foodplant: Sallow, Poplar and Birch.

Regional breakdown:

 VC61VC62VC63VC64VC65
Year first recorded19041883188318831883
Year last recorded20122012201220122012
Number of records9529938716
Number of individuals1093712512322
Unique positions241933257
Unique locations231733247
Adult records9427878415
Immature records00200

For the county, we have a total of 320 records from 104 sites. First recorded in 1883.
 

Photos

1062 Acleris emargana 03
© Terry Box
1062 Acleris emargana 02
© Terry Box, 18 Aug 2012
1062 Acleris emargana 01
© Terry Box, 29 Sep 2011

Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread throughout all five vice-counties and locally common.
 

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