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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Under-recorded due vast majority tre

Local Record: Grade G See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Oct-Nov.

Forewing: 16-20mm.

Foodplant: Birch and Alder.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1937	1883	1945	1883
Year last recorded	2012	2013	2014	2014	2010
Number of records	196	107	33	47	9
Number of individuals	53	244	41	106	12
Unique positions	18	16	17	24	7
Unique locations	17	15	19	23	6
Adult records	191	101	28	44	7
Immature records	0	2	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 392 records from 80 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

See November Moth agg.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: As with E. christyi (Allen) the true status of this moth in Yorkshire is difficult to ascertain due to confusion with other members of the genus. However, three of the moths examined at Pannal (see E. christyi) were of the present species (six percent of the similar moths captured) and there is another record which has definitely been confirmed by genitalia examination. It has not been stated whether any of the records below which do not contain a comment have been checked in this way.

2012 (CHF): This species is usually better marked than November and Pale November Moths and typical specimens usually turn out to be this species. It is safer however to dissect them as it is very easy to make mistakes. It appears to be widespread in small numbers all across the county.

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