Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Fairly common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug.

Forewing: 13-16mm.

Foodplant: Cleavers and Bedstraws

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1919	1930	1846	1886	1961
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Number of records	1015	361	898	722	130
Number of individuals	1299	534	1099	881	145
Unique positions	172	133	265	191	33
Unique locations	158	125	251	193	30
Adult records	965	326	828	680	125
Immature records	1	2	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 3126 records from 757 sites. First recorded in 1846.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded from a wide range of habitats in all five vice-counties but seems to prefer rough grassy areas, such as on the Wolds and at the coast in VC61. It is frequently flushed from cover during the day but most Yorkshire records suggest that it is only weakly attracted to MV light or sugar and thus is not often trapped.

2012 (CHF): Common and widespread across the county and often disturbed in the daytime. Numbers are stable.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65