Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 adult, 2 case See here for explanation Flight time: - Forewing: 4-5mm. Foodplant: Compact Rush, Soft-rush, Jointed Rush, Hard Rush and Saltmarsh Rush. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1999 | 2008 | 1974 | 1980 | 2002 |
| Year last recorded | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2012 | 2014 |
| Number of records | 15 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 19 |
| Number of individuals | 31 | 3 | 138 | 1368 | 47 |
| Unique positions | 5 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 6 |
| Unique locations | 5 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 6 |
| Adult records | 14 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 19 |
| Immature records | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 123 records from 59 sites. First recorded in 1974.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Formerly confused with C. alticolella (Zeller) but has been recorded fairly frequently in the south of VC63 in recent years.
Beaumont, 2002:
VC61. Skipwith Common, larval cases over-wintering in seed heads of Eriophorum 7.4.1999, reared 10-24.5.1999 (HEB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 4 & 8.6.2002 (CHF); High Batts NR, 7.7.2002 det. HEB (CHF, JCW, SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 56, 2008:
VC62. Skelton, 9.6.2008 gen. det. HEB (DM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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