Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Nb Local Status: Very rare and very local. No recent record. Local Record: Grade 4 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Aug. Forewing: 10-12mm. Foodplant: Lady's Bedstraw |
Regional breakdown:
VC61 | |
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Year first recorded | 1969 |
Year last recorded | 1969 |
Number of records | 1 |
Number of individuals | 1 |
Unique positions | 1 |
Unique locations | 1 |
Adult records | 1 |
Immature records | 0 |
For the county, we have a total of 1 records from 1 sites. First recorded in 1969.
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Species Account
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: There has only been one Yorkshire record of this rare species. It is usually associated with Breckland, downland or coastal dunes and it was in this last environment it was found in the Rothamsted Insect Survey trap at Spurn (VC61) on 12.8.1969 by B.R. Spence.
Current status (CHF, 2011): One at Spurn, 1969, was a possible wanderer from the Breckland population or an immigrant.
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