Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Migrant/Adventive Local Status: Very rare and very local migrant/wanderer. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Forewing: 10mm. Foodplant: |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 2004 | 2004 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Year last recorded | 2004 | 2004 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Number of records | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unique positions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adult records | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 4 records from 4 sites. First recorded in 2004.
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Species Account
Argus 47, 2004: This moth was first recorded in Britain as recently as 1996, many records have been from indoors suggesting an imported origin, but there is an increasing evidence that it is becoming established.
VC61. Spurn, 15.8.2004 (BRS). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
VC63. West Melton, one indoors, 5.3.2004 (HEB). NEW COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 58, 2009: This is the third county record of this moth; the two previous records were both in 2004 and were in vice-counties 61 and 63
VC64. Menston, 7.2.2009 (CGH). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Current status (HEB, 2011): First recorded in Britain in 1996 with increasing numbers from the end of the decade, considered an adventive species as many early records were indoors but there have been a number of light-trap captures in recent years. The first Yorkshire examples were indoors at West Melton (VC63) and at mv light at Spurn (VC64) in 2004 with further moths at Menston (VC64) in 2009 and near Richmond (VC65) in 2010. Likely to be encountered more frequently in the future.
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