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: Two generations, May-Jun, Aug. Forewing: 22-28mm. Foodplant: Aspen, poplars, sallows and willows. |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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Year first recorded | 1904 | 1883 | 1837 | 1883 | 1883 |
Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 |
Number of records | 2068 | 588 | 310 | 929 | 410 |
Number of individuals | 2586 | 632 | 337 | 1581 | 593 |
Unique positions | 110 | 91 | 111 | 150 | 39 |
Unique locations | 114 | 89 | 106 | 148 | 36 |
Adult records | 2032 | 571 | 266 | 863 | 406 |
Immature records | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 4305 records from 493 sites. First recorded in 1837.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Recorded fairly frequently from vice-counties 61 to 64, but less widely in VC65. Slightly more widely distributed than the previous species [Lesser Swallow Prominent] in the east of the County and often also more common.
2012 (CHF): Common and widespread across all of the county in two overlapping broods with similar range and numbers to Swallow Prominent.
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