Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Very common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two (three) generations, May-Oct. Forewing: 14-22mm. Foodplant: Brassicas, Cabbages etc. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1929 | 1930 | 1845 | 1886 | 1961 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 2560 | 1255 | 1253 | 1234 | 310 |
Number of individuals | 2753 | 1740 | 1528 | 2365 | 400 |
Unique positions | 97 | 73 | 140 | 147 | 31 |
Unique locations | 97 | 69 | 141 | 159 | 31 |
Adult records | 2520 | 1213 | 1163 | 1157 | 302 |
Immature records | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 6612 records from 497 sites. First recorded in 1845.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded from all five vice-counties, and often frequent to common in suburban areas where the larvae feed on a variety of garden and allotment plants. There is a lack of really rural sites for the species, nearly all the records coming from near villages or habitation of some sort.
2012 (CHF): Widespread and common across the county with no recent change in distribution or numbers.
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