Species Account
Distribution
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National Status: Local Local Status: Very rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: - Forewing: - Foodplant: - |
Regional breakdown:
| VC62 | VC64 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1957 | 1980 |
| Year last recorded | 1957 | 1980 |
| Number of records | 1 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 0 | 1 |
| Unique positions | 1 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 1 | 1 |
| Adult records | 1 | 1 |
| Immature records | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 2 records from 2 sites. First recorded in 1957.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This species has only definitely been recorded twice in Yorkshire, from Buttercrambe Woods (VC62) in 1957 (YNU, 1970) and near York (VC61/62/64) in 1859 (Porritt, 1883-86). Recently a specimen was reported from Bishop Wood (VC64) on 4.6.1980 (per SMJ), but no other details are available. This must be considered a vagrant since it is a local southern species not usually found north of the Midlands
Current status (CHF, 2011): Very local and in decline. Only three previous county records, the last in 1980, and unlikely to recolonise.
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