Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: Two generations, May-Jul. Aug-Sep.

Forewing: 12-15mm.

Foodplant: Bedstraws.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1926	1883	1883	1883	1883
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015
Number of records	5149	1662	1170	2755	694
Number of individuals	10749	2841	2697	7293	1643
Unique positions	198	244	225	314	69
Unique locations	189	233	205	302	62
Adult records	5117	1627	1127	2634	680
Immature records	4	2	1	0	2

For the county, we have a total of 11430 records from 991 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Frequently reported from all five vice-counties but often rather local in lower areas.

2012 (CHF): A big increase in numbers in the last few years has been fuelled by a second generation. This species became bivoltine in the county in 2004 and the second brood has grown to be now as big as the first. Records extend well into October.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65