Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul.

Forewing: 19-26mm

Foodplant: Woody plants

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1904	1846	1940	1976
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Number of records	2534	1770	1134	2201	304
Number of individuals	4944	4431	1928	5895	858
Unique positions	167	196	235	259	48
Unique locations	158	182	231	254	44
Adult records	2497	1732	1041	2131	297
Immature records	4	3	1	1	2

For the county, we have a total of 7943 records from 869 sites. First recorded in 1846.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded commonly from vice-counties 62 to 64, being most common near wooded areas. Also very widespread, but in smaller numbers, in VC61 and VC65. This is another species where melanic forms are common in conurbated areas.

2012 (CHF): Widespread and common all across the county especially in woodland.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65