Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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National Status: Common Local Status: Fairly common and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Two generations, May-Jun, Jul-Aug. Forewing: 4mm. Foodplant: Oak. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1904 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 | 1883 |
| Year last recorded | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Number of records | 14 | 14 | 66 | 23 | 13 |
| Number of individuals | 53 | 10 | 52 | 31 | 11 |
| Unique positions | 12 | 10 | 45 | 15 | 9 |
| Unique locations | 12 | 10 | 45 | 15 | 9 |
| Adult records | 12 | 9 | 46 | 16 | 7 |
| Immature records | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
For the county, we have a total of 130 records from 91 sites. First recorded in 1859.
Photos
© Andy Nunn
© Andy Nunn
© Terry Box, 20 May 2010
© Charles Fletcher, 2006
Species Account
Some records are of leaf mines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded from all five vice-counties and usually common.
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