Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Common

Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident.

Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, May-Jul.

Forewing: 23-39mm.

Foodplant: Limes, elms, birches and Alder.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1960	1883	1940	1961	1966
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015
Number of records	273	186	361	272	56
Number of individuals	246	197	343	301	59
Unique positions	73	47	127	96	19
Unique locations	74	47	132	96	16
Adult records	262	183	330	248	52
Immature records	10	3	13	15	3

For the county, we have a total of 1148 records from 365 sites. First recorded in 1883.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: This species extended its range into the south of VC63 in the early 1950s. It was found breeding in Doncaster in 1950 by A.H. Wright and stated by G.E. Hyde to have been rare before 1955 but common in limes in the town centre from then on. Since 1975 Wright found it wherever he looked for it in the Doncaster area. The range extension has continued through the 1980s and it has now been found as far north as Ripon (VC64). It is mainly found in suburban areas where lime has been extensively planted but may also occur elsewhere on wild lime and elm and there are two records which suggest other wild food plants may also be chosen. (All Doncaster area information per PS).

2012 (CHF): This moth has continued to spread north into Northumberland on the east side of the country and south Cumbria on the west. It can now be found almost anywhere in the county and numbers appear stable. 81 records in 2011.

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