Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, May-Jun. Forewing: 11-12mm. Foodplant: Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Dogwood. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1880 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 1299 | 747 | 438 | 1357 | 199 |
Number of individuals | 2315 | 1450 | 635 | 2759 | 404 |
Unique positions | 91 | 78 | 64 | 118 | 21 |
Unique locations | 93 | 77 | 58 | 119 | 19 |
Adult records | 1292 | 741 | 431 | 1294 | 198 |
Immature records | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 4040 records from 366 sites. First recorded in 1880.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Now quite widely recorded over all five vice-counties. Whether this is an increase in population, an increase in recorders, or both is difficult to ascertain.
2012 (CHF): Uncommon in the west but common and widespread in the rest of the county. Numbers are stable.
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