Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, Apr-Oct. Forewing: 12-16mm. Foodplant: Docks, Dandelion other Herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1871 | 1953 | 1911 | 1984 | 1999 |
Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of records | 7767 | 1734 | 2318 | 2442 | 726 |
Number of individuals | 22048 | 3444 | 4908 | 6685 | 2166 |
Unique positions | 136 | 93 | 135 | 123 | 34 |
Unique locations | 139 | 95 | 136 | 127 | 30 |
Adult records | 7745 | 1710 | 2246 | 2271 | 726 |
Immature records | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 14987 records from 527 sites. First recorded in 1871.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: There are rather more records than in the 1970 list and these continue to be widely scattered. Now also recorded from vice-counties 62 and 64.
2012 (CHF): Widespread across the county but uncommon in the north west. Two large broods and the suggestion of a third with many more October records in recent years. Doing well and numbers are increasing.
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