Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Scarce and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jul-Sep.

Forewing: 13-16mm.

Foodplant: Sallows, Grey Willow and Black Poplar.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1940	1883	1883	1883	1883
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Number of records	82	57	50	127	10
Number of individuals	69	42	37	164	11
Unique positions	39	27	32	35	5
Unique locations	34	24	32	37	5
Adult records	74	48	43	115	10
Immature records	1	2	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 326 records from 132 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Appears now to be rather local with recent records from four vice-counties. Although we have no VC65 record, it has been recorded in the Rothamsted Insect Survey trap in Middleton-on-Teesdale (VC66) (Dunn & Parrack, 1986) and may well occur along our northern boundary in this area.

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. High Batts, 18.7.1985 (SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): Local but fairly widespread in the lowlands of the centre and the east of the county in areas with sallows. An increased number of records in recent years.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65