Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Local Local Status: Rare and very local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: One generation, Apr-May. Forewing: 15-17mm. Foodplant: Herbaceous and woody plants. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1904 | 1842 | 1846 | 1904 | 1883 |
| Year last recorded | 2011 | 2011 | 1968 | 2007 | 1985 |
| Number of records | 22 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 |
| Number of individuals | 33 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Unique positions | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Unique locations | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Adult records | 17 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| Immature records | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 54 records from 36 sites. First recorded in 1842.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Very local in Yorkshire although recorded from a few more sites than in previous years. Lorimer (MBGBI 9) suggests that this species is more widespread than O. populeti (Fabricius).
2012 (CHF): There are scattered records from various sites in the county particularly from or near our lowland heaths. This is not a common moth in the county and a photograph or specimen is needed for verification unless the recorder is very familiar with it.
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