Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Scarce and local resident. Local Record: Grade 2 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Sep-Nov. Forewing: 19-22mm. Foodplant: Mallows. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2010 | 2014 | 2011 | 1984 |
Number of records | 321 | 15 | 65 | 23 | 12 |
Number of individuals | 382 | 8 | 47 | 18 | 11 |
Unique positions | 40 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
Unique locations | 40 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
Adult records | 317 | 12 | 59 | 19 | 12 |
Immature records | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 436 records from 87 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Now a very local species in Yorkshire. It is dependent on species of mallow which many sources suggest are becoming scarcer, so correspondingly, colonies of the moth are becoming more isolated. However, P.Q. Winter reports mallow to be quite widespread in VC61, although the moth is very rare. This would suggest there are other factors involved in the distribution of this species.
2012 (CHF): This species remains very local in the county and does not seem to stray far from its foodplant.
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