Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Scarce and very local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Jul.

Forewing: 9-11m.

Foodplant: Unknown.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64
Year first recorded	1948	2003	1971	1988
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	1988
Number of records	731	2	43	1
Number of individuals	1421	1	62	1
Unique positions	27	2	18	1
Unique locations	31	2	19	1
Adult records	731	2	41	1
Immature records	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 777 records from 53 sites. First recorded in 1948.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: First taken at Spurn (VC61) in 1948 (YNU, 1970). This species is still found frequently at this location and there are also now three additional localities.

VC61. Spurn, no change in status over past twenty years, numbers caught at light each year vary between two and twenty (BRS); Muston near Filey, one netted at dusk on the Carrs, 22.7.1979 (PQW, TAP), one in MV trap 25.7.1985 during a period when movement of many species seemed to be taking place, suggesting it may usually be present but static (PQW).

Argus 47, 2001-04:
VC64. Sandy Bank Wood, 8.8.1988 (LVR). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): The Spurn colony has increased in numbers since 1989 and there have been further records in other parts of VC61. Recorded now regularly in the south-east of VC63.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65