Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, May-Jun.

Forewing: M 21-22mm. F 27-31mm.

Foodplant: Broadleaved trees and shrubs.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1904	1883	1883	1883	1976
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015
Number of records	598	559	409	615	153
Number of individuals	597	863	658	1097	294
Unique positions	112	134	137	144	26
Unique locations	104	132	128	141	21
Adult records	572	542	371	559	149
Immature records	16	3	6	8	3

For the county, we have a total of 2334 records from 526 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: In the 1970 list this species was described as 'not common' and few localities were given for it. It seems to have spread appreciably since and is now recorded widely, especially in the south and east.

2012 (CHF): Now common and widespread across the county except for the far north-west with an increase in numbers in the last ten years.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65