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 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, May-Jul. Forewing: 13-16mm. Foodplant: Alder. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1880 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 172 | 96 | 131 | 357 | 33 |
Number of individuals | 206 | 91 | 128 | 560 | 58 |
Unique positions | 39 | 52 | 66 | 100 | 11 |
Unique locations | 44 | 50 | 66 | 102 | 10 |
Adult records | 165 | 89 | 106 | 336 | 31 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 789 records from 272 sites. First recorded in 1880.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This alder feeder is seldom common. It is recorded from all five vice-counties although it appears to be rather local in VC61.
2012 (CHF): Widespread across the county in small numbers and never far from alders.
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