Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Abundant and fairly widespread resident. Local Record: Grade 1 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Mar-May. Forewing: 16-20mm. Foodplant: Broadleaved trees. Oak, Birches, sallows etc. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1929 | 1960 | 1926 | 1940 | 1976 |
Year last recorded | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 | 2015 |
Number of records | 5081 | 2261 | 1941 | 3346 | 955 |
Number of individuals | 19816 | 7776 | 4807 | 20255 | 5360 |
Unique positions | 131 | 135 | 148 | 200 | 46 |
Unique locations | 131 | 131 | 149 | 208 | 48 |
Adult records | 5048 | 2228 | 1875 | 3070 | 942 |
Immature records | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 13584 records from 667 sites. First recorded in 1926.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Frequent to common in all five vice-counties and like the last [ie Common Quaker], occurs in a variety of forms.
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread all across the county in a great variety of forms and colours.
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