Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jul-Aug Forewing: 11-13mm. Foodplant: Yarrow, Sneezewort. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1904 | 1883 | 1950 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 519 | 224 | 176 | 279 | 83 |
Number of individuals | 476 | 238 | 146 | 350 | 118 |
Unique positions | 72 | 65 | 84 | 86 | 26 |
Unique locations | 77 | 63 | 84 | 92 | 26 |
Adult records | 496 | 207 | 137 | 261 | 80 |
Immature records | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1281 records from 342 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely distributed and locally common where yarrow is plentiful in all five vice-counties. This species is recorded more frequently than many other pugs, perhaps because it is relatively easy to identify.
2012 (CHF): There has been a decline in numbers in recent years though it can still be locally quite common. Still quite widely distributed across the county. The form with the orange-brown forewing patch (f. subfulvata) is much commoner than the plainer form (f. cognata).
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