Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: May-Jun. Forewing: 5-7mm. Foodplant: Cotton-grass. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1859 | 1883 | 1888 |
| Year last recorded | 2010 | 2011 | 1888 |
| Number of records | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 1 | 147 | 0 |
| Unique positions | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Adult records | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Immature records | 0 | 4 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 12 records from 9 sites. First recorded in 1859.
Photos
© Charlie Streets, 17 Apr 2014
Species Account
Several records are of larval spinnings.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Local among cotton-grass on the moors.
Argus 60, 2010: There are few recent records of this moth; it should be present on heathland and moorland with cotton grass.
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