Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: Apr-mid May

Forewing: 5-7mm.

Foodplant: Oak spp.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1904	1883	1883	1972	1883
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2015	2014
Number of records	92	135	512	385	98
Number of individuals	501	272	3060	1180	100
Unique positions	47	97	185	222	66
Unique locations	38	89	193	206	63
Adult records	72	69	279	185	32
Immature records	19	63	195	181	63

For the county, we have a total of 1222 records from 589 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

For further information refer UK Moths.
For information on genitalia determination refer to Lepidoptera Dissection Group 2013 website for male and female.
A few records are of leafmines. Refer leafmines.co.uk

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread and usually common among oak throughout all five vice-counties.

2012 (CHF): A very common spring species in oak woods where it can be seen flying on sunny mornings and also coming to light. The larvae form brownish blotches on the edges of oak leaves from May onwards. This species must be present in every oak wood in the county.

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

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65