Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jul-Aug Forewing: 13-17mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous plants. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1857 | 1883 | 1883 | 2002 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2010 | 2011 |
Number of records | 1779 | 117 | 43 | 34 | 2 |
Number of individuals | 4882 | 144 | 24 | 24 | 3 |
Unique positions | 50 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 2 |
Unique locations | 59 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 2 |
Adult records | 1772 | 113 | 30 | 26 | 2 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1975 records from 168 sites. First recorded in 1857.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Very local in Yorkshire and often associated with sandy soils.
Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. Sedbusk, 22.7.2002 (MS). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
2012 (CHF): Commonest in coastal areas, particularly at Spurn, but the numbers are reduced from the 1970s when there were sometimes counts of up to 45 in a single trap. Very local in small numbers in inland areas.
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