Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Nationally Scarce B Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Forewing: 8-10mm. Foodplant: Cacao, tobacco, cereals. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1952 | 1877 | 1883 | 2004 | 2012 |
| Year last recorded | 2013 | 2011 | 2006 | 2004 | 2012 |
| Number of records | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Unique positions | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Adult records | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 19 records from 16 sites. First recorded in 1877.
Photos
© Terry Box, 15 Jun 2012
© Terry Box, 15 Jun 2012
Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Quite widely recorded in vice-counties 61 to 64 where it is sometimes abundant in warehouses, it also occurs regularly in stored grain and moths are occasionally taken at MV light.
Argus 63, 2011:
VC62. Skelton, 6.5.2011, gen. det. HEB (DM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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