Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

National Status: Local

Local Status: Uncommon and local resident.

Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation

Flight time: One generation, Jun-Aug.

Forewing: 14-18mm.

Foodplant: Common Reed and Reed Canary-grass.

Regional breakdown:

	VC61	VC62	VC63	VC64	VC65
Year first recorded	1929	1976	1971	1969	2007
Year last recorded	2014	2014	2014	2014	2012
Number of records	848	14	156	175	7
Number of individuals	1234	13	649	1063	10
Unique positions	57	6	31	18	3
Unique locations	58	6	26	17	3
Adult records	839	14	151	173	7
Immature records	2	0	0	0	0

For the county, we have a total of 1200 records from 110 sites. First recorded in 1929.

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Species Account

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: First found in Yorkshire at Askham Bog (VC64) in 1950 then at Skipwith (VC61) (YNU, 1970), this species has now been found in several other localities in the County. Yorkshire is at the northern limit of its range (Skinner, 1984), so it will be interesting to see whether it continues to expand within the County.

Argus 54, 2007:
VC65. Hutton Conyers, 23 & 31.7.2007 (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2012 (CHF): This species has spread further across the county as far north as Teesside which is the northern limit on the east side of the country. Numbers are still growing with a peak of 156 records in 2011. More than half of the county records are from Spurn though the biggest concentrations are from inland wetland sites. Look for the characteristic "headband" (a dark line flanked by two paler lines) when viewed from the front (see photos) which is not shared with other confusion species such as Smoky Wainscot.

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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65