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, May-Jun.

Forewing: 9-11mm

Foodplant: Norway Spruce, Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir, Lawson's Cypress

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1979	1964	1971	1940	1977
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2010
Number of records	9	83	20	82	9
Number of individuals	7	154	16	142	22
Unique positions	8	34	16	39	5
Unique locations	8	34	17	40	5
Adult records	9	80	19	74	9
Immature records	0	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 203 records from 104 sites. First recorded in 1940.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A very local species in Yorkshire but now recorded from all five vice-counties. It is widely distributed in spruce plantations all over Northumberland and Durham and still increasing its range (Dunn & Parrack, 1986), so it may well also turn out to be more widespread in Yorkshire.

2012 (CHF): Locally common in spruce plantations but not often wandering to other areas. Distinctive when fresh.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65