Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Migrant Local Status: Very rare and very local migrant/wanderer. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Forewing: 13-15mm. Foodplant: |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 2007 | 1958 | 2014 | 2013 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2001 | 2014 | 2013 |
Number of records | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Number of individuals | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Unique positions | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Unique locations | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Adult records | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Immature records | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 18 records from 14 sites. First recorded in 1958.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: A scarce but regular immigrant to southern England which seldom occurs as far north as Yorkshire.
VC63. Wath-on-Dearne, one male to MV light 5.9.1958 (Seago, 1959).
Beaumont, 2002: This is only the second Yorkshire record of this immigrant moth.
VC63. Wintersett Country Park, 1.10.2000 (PSm, PM et. al.)
Argus 54, 2007: Although this is the fourth county record of this immigrant moth, surprisingly it is the first from a coastal locality, all three previous records having been from VC63.
VC61. Spurn NNR, 1.8.2007 (BRS). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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