Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug. Forewing: 13-15mm. Foodplant: Lichens. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1997 | 1842 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 176 | 8 | 63 | 23 | 5 |
Number of individuals | 278 | 7 | 89 | 23 | 5 |
Unique positions | 39 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
Unique locations | 38 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
Adult records | 176 | 8 | 63 | 20 | 5 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 275 records from 77 sites. First recorded in 1842.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Not recorded since Porritt (1883-86). Porritt said 'We have two localities for this peculiar lichen feeder. Scarborough (T.W.); York (R.C., Entom. April 1842).'. These Yorkshire records are the furthest north this species has been recorded in Britain.
Beaumont, 2002:
VC61. Tophill Low, 16.7.1997 (PAC). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD, and the first County record for over 120 years.
Argus 58, 2009: An amazing expansion after only three previous county records in the modern era with spread into three new VCs.
VC63. Netherton, 13.7.2009 (JRB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
VC64. Barwick-in-Elmet, 3.7.2009 (ABN). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 16.7.2009 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
Argus 63, 2011:
VC62. Huby, 28.6.2011 (NL). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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