Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: May-Aug. Forewing: 5-7mm. Foodplant: Rowan and Apple. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1990 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 70 | 50 | 22 | 36 | 17 |
Number of individuals | 97 | 74 | 27 | 46 | 18 |
Unique positions | 17 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 3 |
Unique locations | 14 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 3 |
Adult records | 70 | 48 | 19 | 34 | 16 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 195 records from 81 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded and often common throughout all five vice-counties, the melanic form aeraiella (Stainton) occurs frequently.
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