Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Common and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Oct-Jan. Forewing: 13-16mm. Foodplant: Broadleaved trees. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1929 | 1953 | 1846 | 1886 | 1967 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of records | 640 | 431 | 758 | 1462 | 268 |
Number of individuals | 1052 | 1022 | 17509 | 6197 | 559 |
Unique positions | 64 | 41 | 119 | 141 | 23 |
Unique locations | 63 | 42 | 121 | 142 | 23 |
Adult records | 627 | 409 | 695 | 1397 | 261 |
Immature records | 2 | 2 | 18 | 23 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 3559 records from 391 sites. First recorded in 1846.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Found in all five vice-counties. Common in most habitats and often noticed by the light of car headlamps in country lanes.
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread across the county and probably comparatively under-recorded as few people trap in winter.
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