Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Migrant

Local Status: Scarce and local migrant/wanderer.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: May-Aug.

Forewing: 34-38mm.

Foodplant: Bedstraws, Rosebay Willowherb, madders, fuschias.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1859	1883	1878	1883	2001
Year last recorded	2014	2013	2012	2013	2001
Number of records	73	24	30	19	1
Number of individuals	72	21	48	64	1
Unique positions	27	15	22	10	1
Unique locations	27	15	23	12	1
Adult records	65	15	14	13	1
Immature records	8	6	11	4	0

For the county, we have a total of 147 records from 78 sites. First recorded in 1859.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This migrant is often absent for many years, presumably until the European population builds up to a peak and then there are large scale immigrations and it becomes established for a few years. This happened in the 1950s and again in the 1970s, when 1973 was a notable year. There have been occasional records since.

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 21.7.2001 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): This moth continues to be recorded in most years with 13 records in 2003 and 12 in 2011 being the most. Although most records are coastal, many are reported from inland sites. The only recent larvae have been at Spurn in 2011.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65