Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Very common and widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug.

Forewing: M 21-29mm. F 21-35mm.

Foodplant: Grasses, Herbaceous plants.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1930	1846	1886	1969
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Number of records	1233	451	761	811	188
Number of individuals	1262	456	6964	1533	263
Unique positions	137	111	189	203	32
Unique locations	131	108	182	208	29
Adult records	1193	431	680	738	183
Immature records	5	0	1	1	0

For the county, we have a total of 3444 records from 658 sites. First recorded in 1846.

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Species Account

For further information refer UK Moths.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Generally frequent or common throughout the lower land in all five vice-counties, although now less common in the central agricultural areas since ploughing of pastures, and meadows became widespread. It is often taken at light but is frequently seen at dusk flying over grassy places, sometimes in very urban areas such as inner Leeds.

2012 (CHF): Remains common over most of the county, both upland and lowland areas. Large numbers can be seen sometimes at dusk for example counts of over 400 at Northowram in 2010.

See background to species accounts. Index of Vernacular names - Search - Random Species

Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65