Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Jun-Aug. Forewing: 6-9mm. Foodplant: Beech. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 2005 | 1883 | 1996 | 2002 | 2001 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
Number of records | 56 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Number of individuals | 69 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 20 |
Unique positions | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Unique locations | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Adult records | 56 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 94 records from 35 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A single record which Bradley, Tremewan and Smith (1979) regarded as unconfirmed.
Beaumont, 2002: There was previously only an unconfirmed record from Scarborough in the mid-nineteenth century. Since 1996 there have been a number of records in the south of the County where it is evidently resident.
VC63. Gibbing Greave Wood, several to MV light 19.7.1996; Maltby Far Common, 2.7.1999; Anston Stones Wood, 16 & 30.7.1999; Bowden Housteads Wood, several 23.7.1999 (HEB). NEW COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 16.7 & 17.8.2001; Magdalen Wood, 14.7.2004 (CHF, JCW, SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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