Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Scarce and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Mar-Apr.

Forewing: 16-19mm.

Foodplant: Downy Birch, Silver Birch.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1883	1883	1883	1883	1984
Year last recorded	2014	2013	2014	2014	2012
Number of records	31	74	137	92	5
Number of individuals	57	198	381	206	3
Unique positions	16	44	73	47	2
Unique locations	15	37	68	44	2
Adult records	25	63	128	83	5
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 339 records from 166 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A fairly local insect, found in well-established birch areas where it flies actively in sunshine. There are now several known localities in all vice-counties except VC65.

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. High Batts 27.3.1984 (SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): Widespread in birch woodland. The paucity of records in the north-west and south-east reflects a lack of suitable habitat. Increased numbers of records in recent years (particularly 2012) are probably due to some fine sunny weather in late March.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65