Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Uncommon and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Aug. Forewing: 10-12mm. Foodplant: Elder and Wild Angelica. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
| Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Number of records | 419 | 200 | 556 | 348 | 95 |
| Number of individuals | 384 | 287 | 716 | 414 | 122 |
| Unique positions | 61 | 49 | 78 | 81 | 16 |
| Unique locations | 64 | 48 | 79 | 83 | 15 |
| Adult records | 410 | 193 | 541 | 327 | 95 |
| Immature records | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1618 records from 289 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Rather local but now recorded from all five vice-counties. There is often a partial second brood.
2012 (CHF): Widespread across the county with a main brood peaking in late May/early June and a smaller second brood peaking in early August.
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