Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Recorded all months. Jun-Oct. Overwinters to following Spring. Forewing: 9-14mm. Foodplant: Bindweed spp. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1949 | 1859 | 1883 | 1974 | 2001 |
Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of records | 1578 | 311 | 962 | 840 | 65 |
Number of individuals | 1755 | 457 | 1302 | 1443 | 71 |
Unique positions | 75 | 39 | 84 | 64 | 8 |
Unique locations | 77 | 37 | 86 | 65 | 7 |
Adult records | 1574 | 309 | 954 | 819 | 65 |
Immature records | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 3756 records from 272 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and common throughout vice-counties 61 to 64, unrecorded in VC65.
Argus 50, 2006:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 20.9.2001 and many subsequent records; High Batts NR., 2.10.2002; Nosterfield NR., 11.8.2004 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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