Species Account

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Distribution

Summary Data

Season (Adult / Immature):

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
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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Yorkshire Moths
A guide to the moths of VC61-65