Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 adult, 2 leaf-mine See here for explanation Flight time: May-Jun. Forewing: 5mm. Foodplant: Apple. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1904 | 1859 | 1868 | 2002 | 1883 |
| Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 |
| Number of records | 13 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 10 |
| Number of individuals | 17 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 0 |
| Unique positions | 11 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 9 |
| Unique locations | 11 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 10 |
| Adult records | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Immature records | 11 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 9 |
For the county, we have a total of 85 records from 78 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Most records are of leaf mines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed in all five vice-counties and often common.
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