Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, May-Jul. Forewing: 11-14mm. Foodplant: Aspen, poplars, sallows ad willows. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1929 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 |
Number of records | 2515 | 1154 | 1279 | 1782 | 158 |
Number of individuals | 3993 | 1875 | 2545 | 3853 | 568 |
Unique positions | 148 | 206 | 267 | 232 | 32 |
Unique locations | 138 | 195 | 264 | 229 | 29 |
Adult records | 2478 | 1108 | 1191 | 1725 | 144 |
Immature records | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
For the county, we have a total of 6888 records from 855 sites. First recorded in 1883.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Previously only locally common, this species has become much more widespread and generally common since the mid 1970s. Now recorded from many sites over all five vice-counties, it is probably present wherever there are sallows.
2012 (CHF): Widespread and often common all across the county. Numbers are stable.
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