Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 adult, 3 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: Jul-Aug. Some may overwinter until following Spring. Forewing: 4-5mm. Foodplant: Oak spp. and Evergreen Oak. |
Regional breakdown:
VC62 | VC63 | |
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Year first recorded | 1859 | 1999 |
Year last recorded | 1859 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1 | 19 |
Number of individuals | 0 | 11 |
Unique positions | 1 | 10 |
Unique locations | 1 | 12 |
Adult records | 1 | 7 |
Immature records | 0 | 12 |
For the county, we have a total of 20 records from 13 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Some records are of leaf mines.
Beaumont, 2002:
VC63. Potteric Carr, reared ex. mines on oak, August 1999, 9.7.2000; Rossington, 12.8.2000; Sprotborough Flash, 12.7.2000 (RIH). The first County records for over a hundred years. NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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