Species Account

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Distribution

 
 

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Rare and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3   See here for explanation

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

Forewing: 12-14mm.

Foodplant: Downy Birch, Silver Birch.

Regional breakdown:

 VC61VC62VC63VC64
Year first recorded1940190418831883
Year last recorded2014201420142012
Number of records4433512
Number of individuals3731841
Unique positions2823242
Unique locations2217232
Adult records3727502
Immature records1200

For the county, we have a total of 130 records from 64 sites. First recorded in 1883.
 

Photos

70.032 Birch Mocha 04
© Dave Williamson
70.032 Birch Mocha 03
© Andy Nunn
70.032 Birch Mocha 02
© Dave Williamson
70.032 Birch Mocha 01
© Terry Box, 7 Jun 2011

Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: There have been one or two additional localities reported as well as further confirmation of the new localities from the 1970 list (YNU, 1970).

2012 (CHF): Still very local in birch woodland, mostly in the centre of the county. The majority of our records come from lowland heaths.
 

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