Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug. Forewing: 16-20mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1940 | 1930 | 1845 | 1886 | 1975 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 216 | 736 | 375 | 1524 | 63 |
Number of individuals | 172 | 2141 | 659 | 3331 | 187 |
Unique positions | 47 | 128 | 117 | 171 | 25 |
Unique locations | 45 | 119 | 121 | 173 | 22 |
Adult records | 206 | 720 | 322 | 1491 | 60 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 2914 records from 480 sites. First recorded in 1845.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Skinner (1984) suggests this species should be 'widespread and common' inhabiting deciduous woodland. Our records suggest it is widespread but found at a low density, only being reasonably common in higher wooded sites.
2012 (CHF): Commonest in upland broadleaved woodland but present at a lower density in other habitats, so the comments in 1989 still apply. An increase in records in the last three years.
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