Species Account
Distribution
Summary Data
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Season (Adult / Immature):
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National Status: Common Local Status: Uncommon and local resident. Local Record: Grade 3 See here for explanation Flight time: Jul-Aug. Forewing: 5mm. Foodplant: Alder. |
Regional breakdown:
| VC61 | VC62 | VC63 | VC64 | VC65 | |
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| Year first recorded | 1990 | 1859 | 1883 | 1883 | 2010 |
| Year last recorded | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2013 | 2010 |
| Number of records | 3 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 2 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| Unique positions | 3 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| Unique locations | 3 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 1 |
| Adult records | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Immature records | 1 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 |
For the county, we have a total of 53 records from 49 sites. First recorded in 1859.
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© Charlie Streets, Mar.20th 2010.
© Charles Fletcher, 29 Mar 2005
Species Account
Most records are of leaf mines.
Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Locally fairly common among alder in vice-counties 62 and 63 and a single record from VC64 at Harrogate.
Beaumont, 2002:
VC61. Stamford Bridge, mines on alder, reared 1.5.1990; Bubwith, reared 22.5.1995 (MRB). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.
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