Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and thinly distributed or restricted resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jul-Sep. Forewing: 15-18mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1880 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2008 | 2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 2010 |
Number of records | 93 | 65 | 135 | 127 | 9 |
Number of individuals | 46 | 50 | 110 | 170 | 7 |
Unique positions | 31 | 24 | 53 | 44 | 7 |
Unique locations | 36 | 22 | 50 | 43 | 7 |
Adult records | 75 | 52 | 95 | 111 | 7 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 429 records from 158 sites. First recorded in 1880.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded at a fairly low density throughout all five vice-counties. Particularly sparse in VC65 and higher areas generally.
Current status. (CHF, 2011): A national decline has been evident for many years, and this has been particularly noticeable in Yorkshire, though we still have some rather local populations. This species is often misidentified. It is of course not common in gardens!
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