Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: May-Jun, Aug-Oct. Forewing: 16-21mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plant roots. Turnip, Carrot, Beet etc. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1875 | 1953 | 1940 | 1886 | 1975 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 2464 | 530 | 498 | 833 | 330 |
Number of individuals | 2487 | 613 | 564 | 1804 | 462 |
Unique positions | 105 | 58 | 104 | 107 | 20 |
Unique locations | 111 | 55 | 102 | 110 | 18 |
Adult records | 2427 | 516 | 456 | 782 | 327 |
Immature records | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 4655 records from 396 sites. First recorded in 1875.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and frequent throughout vice-counties 61 to 64, but sparse in VC65. This moth is most common in or near lowland agricultural areas as would be expected of a potential crop pest. Our records do not suggest that it occurs in pest proportions in Yorkshire.
2012 (CHF): Widespread and common in lowland Yorkshire. Populations have recovered following a crash in 2008/9. Numbers, particularly of the second generation, may be reinforced by immigration. This was particularly noticeable in the migrant autumn of 2006.
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