Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Jul-Aug. Forewing: 13-17mm. Foodplant: Willowherbs. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 |
Number of records | 1136 | 606 | 1443 | 1862 | 297 |
Number of individuals | 1234 | 807 | 2048 | 4362 | 560 |
Unique positions | 128 | 126 | 204 | 212 | 33 |
Unique locations | 124 | 131 | 199 | 209 | 31 |
Adult records | 1105 | 584 | 1366 | 1788 | 288 |
Immature records | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 5344 records from 694 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed and often frequent or common in vice-counties 62 to 64, less recorded in vice-counties 61 and 65 where there is generally less woodland. This species has increased in some areas of VC63 over the past two decades.
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread across all of the county except perhaps for the north-west. Numbers are stable.
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