Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Feb-Apr. Forewing: 16-19mm. Foodplant: Oaks, Hawthorn, Blackthorn. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1847 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 |
Number of records | 798 | 657 | 645 | 1060 | 347 |
Number of individuals | 748 | 1413 | 1032 | 2777 | 615 |
Unique positions | 80 | 71 | 109 | 131 | 27 |
Unique locations | 82 | 70 | 101 | 135 | 25 |
Adult records | 784 | 632 | 601 | 999 | 343 |
Immature records | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 3507 records from 413 sites. First recorded in 1847.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Well distributed and the most common moth of early spring in many areas. Recorded in all five vice-counties in almost all kinds of habitat. The larvae feed on a variety of deciduous trees.
2012 (CHF): Remains common and widespread across the county with no recent changes in range or distribution.
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