Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Sep-Nov, (Mar-May, after hibernation). Forewing: 15-17mm. Foodplant: Sallows, Birches, Alder, Lime etc. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1964 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 10 | 74 | 293 | 731 | 84 |
Number of individuals | 8 | 89 | 362 | 1298 | 135 |
Unique positions | 7 | 28 | 49 | 89 | 19 |
Unique locations | 8 | 29 | 49 | 90 | 19 |
Adult records | 9 | 72 | 279 | 713 | 77 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1192 records from 195 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: An upland species which has lately become more widespread on lower ground.
2012 (CHF): Doing well in upland areas of the county with occasional scattered records on the lower ground. The females hibernate and emerge again in the spring.
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