Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Common and fairly widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jul-Aug.

Forewing: M 21-25mm. F 28-35mm.

Foodplant: Coarse grasses and reeds.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1904	1807	1907	1886	1976
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2015	2015	2014
Number of records	3846	698	354	527	172
Number of individuals	11352	1090	781	1481	252
Unique positions	154	160	140	179	19
Unique locations	148	144	118	136	17
Adult records	3778	651	284	396	172
Immature records	50	27	43	91	0

For the county, we have a total of 5597 records from 563 sites. First recorded in 1807.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Well distributed and often frequent on lower areas and recorded sparingly from rough, wet grassy places on higher ground, where the cocoons maybe found on grass stems. There has recently been some shift in range since it has only been recorded in the Harrogate district since 1970 and is now locally common at two sites (H&DNSR Rep. 1970-87). It has also become common at certain sites in the Wolds since 1980 (PQW). Recorded from all five vice-counties.

2012 (CHF): Still fairly common in damp grassy areas and widespread across lowland areas of the county. Numbers are stable. The relief map shows quite dramatically how this is a moth of the lowlands.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65