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Distribution

 
 

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Scarce and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 2   See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Sep-Nov.

Forewing: 17-19mm.

Foodplant: Broom.

Regional breakdown:

 VC61VC62VC63VC64VC65
Year first recorded19041883187819401975
Year last recorded20132014201420091984
Number of records206788194
Number of individuals156981114
Unique positions122940181
Unique locations132941191
Adult records17627494
Immature records03120

For the county, we have a total of 198 records from 103 sites. First recorded in 1878.
 

Photos

70.195 Streak 03
© Barry Spence, 28 Oct 2010
70.195 Streak 02
© Alan Draper
70.195 Streak 01
© Alan Draper

Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: There are very few light trap records for this species, possibly due to its relatively late flight period, but larvae can be found in many places where there is plenty of broom, especially in vice-counties 63 and 64. There are few recent records from VC61 where native broom is rather local, and it has been suggested that the lack of records from Skipwith Common may be due to a reduction in the foodplant (SMJ pers. comm.).

2012 (CHF): Local in the county in areas with broom. We have recent records for most of the county with the exception of VC65 where it has not been seen for some time.
 

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