Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Jul-Aug. Forewing: 18-24mm. Foodplant: Birch and Alder. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1940 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 | 1880 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
Number of records | 547 | 559 | 577 | 904 | 181 |
Number of individuals | 373 | 585 | 707 | 1336 | 235 |
Unique positions | 98 | 122 | 179 | 163 | 34 |
Unique locations | 93 | 116 | 172 | 164 | 30 |
Adult records | 526 | 538 | 521 | 867 | 178 |
Immature records | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 2768 records from 575 sites. First recorded in 1880.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widespread as larvae on sallow, birch and alder, and frequent at light in suitable areas of vice-counties 62-64. Very local in east VC61 where there is little suitable habitat and there is only a single record from Harmby in VC65 (FBS). However it has been recorded in Upper Teesdale, VC66 (Dunn & Parrack, 1986).
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread across most of the county in two overlapping broods. Commonest in broadleaved woodland but also coming into gardens.
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